'Estate in tail' definitions:
Definition of 'Estate in tail'
From: GCIDE
- Tail \Tail\, n. [F. taille a cutting. See Entail, Tally.] (Law) Limitation; abridgment. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
- Estate in tail, a limited, abridged, or reduced fee; an estate limited to certain heirs, and from which the other heirs are precluded; -- called also estate tail. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]