fee tail

• مصطلح قانوني في القانون العام الإنجليزي يشير إلى حق ملكية عقارية مُقيَّد بخط معين من الورثة، عادةً الذرية المباشرة للمالك الأصلي، بحيث لا يجوز للمالك الحالي بيعه أو وصية به أو التصرف فيه خارج ذلك الخط. يهدف هذا الترتيب إلى الحفاظ على العقار داخل الأسرة أو السلالة المحددة.

A legal term referring to an estate in land that is limited to a specific line of heirs, typically the grantee's direct descendants, and cannot be sold, devised, or alienated by the current holder beyond that line.

1. Inheritance restrictionC2formalbritish

   A legal estate in land that is limited to a specific line of heirs, typically the direct descendants of the original owner, and cannot be sold or transferred outside that line.

   تقييد الإرث

   • The estate was granted in fee tail, ensuring it passed only to the eldest son.
   • Under the old law, fee tail prevented the land from being divided among multiple heirs.
   • The lawyer explained that the property was held in fee tail, so it could not be sold to a stranger.