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fee-tail

/fiː teɪl/

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verb

/fiː teɪl/formalbritishlegalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший юридический термин, означающий передачу поместья с ограниченным наследованием (т.е. с правом наследования только определённой линией наследников).

An archaic legal term meaning to grant an estate in tail (i.e., with restricted inheritance to a specific line of heirs).

  1. Limit inheritanceC2formalbritishlegal

    To restrict the inheritance of an estate or property to a specific line of heirs, typically the direct descendants of the original owner.

    ruОграничить наследование

    • The land was fee-tailed to the eldest son for generations.
    • The will fee-tailed the manor to the male heirs of the family.
    • By fee-tailing the estate, the owner prevented it from being sold outside the family.

    Synonymsentail

Forms
  • fee-tailed past participle
  • fee-tailed past simple
  • fee-tailing present participle
  • fee-tails third person singular