fee tail

• Rechtsterminus für ein erbliches Landgut, dessen Erbfolge auf eine bestimmte Nachkommenlinie, meist die direkten Nachkommen des Empfängers, beschränkt ist und das vom aktuellen Inhaber nicht verkauft, vererbt oder außerhalb dieser Linie veräußert werden kann.

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.

   Fideikommiss

   • 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.