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fee tail

The correct spelling is fee tail.

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noun

Say it like: Fee- ta-yl

The correct spelling is fee tail. An estate in land in common law wherein the land is inherited, but cannot be sold, devised by will, or otherwise alienated by the owner, but which passes by operation of law to…

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  1. 1.An estate in land in common law wherein the land is inherited, but cannot be sold, devised by will, or otherwise alienated by the owner, but which passes by operation of law to the owner's heirs upon his death.

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