The Collaborative International Dictionary
Estate in tail
Tail \Tail\, n. [F. taille a cutting. See Entail, Tally.]
(Law)
Limitation; abridgment.
--Burrill.
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.