tail2
Pronunciation: /teɪl/
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Definition of tail
noun
- 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'
