fee_tail (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *fee tail*:
NOUN	possession	fee tail	a fee limited to a particular line of heirs

English > *fee tail*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	A fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away.
Broader	fee	An interest in land capable of being inherited
Spanish	pertenencia limitadamente heredable

HyperDic: fee_tail