Fee-tail definition
An estate in land that may only be passed on to lineal descendants.
noun
An estate in real property which may be inherited only by a specified class of heirs, usually the natural children of the owner.
noun
A fee estate granted to a particular individual and his or her specified heirs (typically direct issue, not collateral heirs) and that reverts if the individual dies without such heirs.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
fee-tail
Plural:
fees tail