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Pronunciation: /teɪl/
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Definition of tail

noun

[mass noun] Law, chiefly historical
  • limitation of ownership, especially of an estate or title limited to a person and their direct descendants:the land was held in tail generalSee also fee tail.

Origin:

Middle English (denoting a tallage): from Old French taille 'notch, tax', from taillier 'to cut', based on Latin talea 'twig, cutting'

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