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Definition of Fee tail
1. Noun. A fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away.
Generic synonyms: Fee
Definition of Fee tail
1. Noun. (legal) (obsolete) An estate in land at common law wherein the land is inherited, but can not be sold, devised by will, or otherwise alienated by the owner, but which passes by operation of law to the owner's heirs upon his death. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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