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fee tail


fee tail

noun
plural fees tail

Definition of FEE TAIL

: a fee limited to a particular class of heirs

Origin of FEE TAIL

Middle English fee taille, from Anglo-French fé taillé entailed fee
First Known Use: 15th century

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