English Dictionary

fee tail

名詞

(law) 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.

日本語の意味

イングランド法などの慣習法における土地権の一形態。所有者は土地を売却や遺言による譲渡などの処分ができず、死亡時に法定相続人へ自動的に相続される。

The property was held in fee tail, preventing the owner from selling or devising it and ensuring it passed automatically to his heirs.

その不動産は所有者が売却や遺贈で処分できず、所有者の死後に法により自動的に相続人に移転する制限付きの相続形態として保有されており、結果として相続人に引き継がれました。

意味（1）

(law) 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.

fees tail （ plural ）