heir in tail
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heir in tail — noun (plural heirs in tail) : one who expects to become or becomes a tenant in possession of a fee tail estate in land upon the death of a tenant of the estate under special rules of common law or statute governing succession to such an estate as … Useful english dictionary
heir — / ar/ n: one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to the possession of property after the death of its owner: as a: one who by operation of law inherits the property and esp. the real property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will… … Law dictionary
heir — Synonyms and related words: aftermath, apparent heir, backup man, beneficiary, beneficiary heir, breed, brood, children, conclusion, consequence, coparcener, descendant, descendants, descent, dynasty, effect, family, fideicommissary heir,… … Moby Thesaurus
heir apparent — Synonyms and related words: Muslim rulers, Prinz, apparent heir, atheling, beneficiary heir, coparcener, crown prince, emir, fideicommissary heir, fiduciary heir, heir, heir expectant, heir general, heir in tail, heir of entail, heir of inventory … Moby Thesaurus
heir of entail — noun (plural heirs of entail) 1. : heir in tail 2. Scots law : an heir called to the succession by a destination : an heir of tailzie … Useful english dictionary
Fee tail — Entail redirects here. For other uses, see Entail (disambiguation). Property law … Wikipedia
List of Fairy Tail characters — Most of the recurring and prominent members of Fairy Tail. (From left to right: Mirajane, Elfman, Plue, Makarov, Gray, Lucy, Happy, Natsu, Loke and Cana) The Fairy Tail manga and anime series hosts an extensive cast of characters created by Hiro… … Wikipedia
right heir — noun 1. : an heir at law by blood 2. : the particular heir granted or devised an estate tail as distinguished from the heirs in general … Useful english dictionary
en|tail´er — en|tail «ehn TAYL», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to impose or require: »Owning an automobile entailed greater expense than he had expected. 2. to limit the inheritance of (property or right) to a specified line of heirs so that it cannot be left to… … Useful english dictionary
en|tail — «ehn TAYL», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to impose or require: »Owning an automobile entailed greater expense than he had expected. 2. to limit the inheritance of (property or right) to a specified line of heirs so that it cannot be left to anyone else.… … Useful english dictionary
