fee tail


noun

See under fee(def 4a).

Origin of fee tail

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French

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

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French fie, variant of fief fief. See feudal

SYNONYMS FOR fee

OTHER WORDS FROM fee

fee·less, adjective o·ver·fee, noun su·per·fee, noun

British 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, adjective

Word 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
  1. a freehold interest in land restricted to a particular line of heirs
  2. 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