fee tail
noun
See under fee(def 4a).
Origin of fee tail
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French
Words nearby fee tail
fedin,
fedn.,
fedora,
fee,
fee simple,
fee tail,
fee-for-service,
fee-splitting,
feeb,
feeble,
feeble-minded
Definition for fee tail (2 of 2)
fee
[ fee ]
/ fi /
noun
verb (used with object), feed, fee·ing.
to give a fee to.
Chiefly Scot.
to hire; employ.
Origin of fee
SYNONYMS FOR fee
OTHER WORDS FROM fee
fee·less, adjective o·ver·fee, noun su·per·fee, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for fee tail (1 of 2)
fee
/ (fiː) /
noun
verb fees, feeing or feed
rare
to give a fee to
mainly Scot
to hire for a fee
Derived forms of fee
feeless, adjectiveWord Origin for fee
C14: from Old French
fie, of Germanic origin; see
fief
British Dictionary definitions for fee tail (2 of 2)
fee tail
noun
property law
- a freehold interest in land restricted to a particular line of heirs
- an estate in land subject to such restrictionCompare fee simple
Word Origin for fee tail
C15: from Anglo-French
fee tailé fee (or fief) determined, from
taillier to cut