Definition of tail male in English:

tail male

noun

mass nounLaw historical

单词	tail male
释义	Definition of tail male in English: tail male noun mass nounLaw historical The limitation of the succession of property or title to male descendants. Henry VI granted the reversion of Feckenham Forest to Henry, Duke of Warwick, in tail male Example sentencesExamples Thanks to my one-time proficiency in English land law, specifically the mysteries of the ‘fee tail male,’ I have always been able to explain to puzzled fellow Americans why the unctuous Mr. Collins was heir to the Bennet house and property. As I have said, the Defendants claim that the rights under the s. 2 reverter passed, under the devise of the Somerset Estate in the 4th Duke's Will, to F. W. Forester for life with remainder to his sons in tail male. In 1727 the entire estate, as it then stood, was settled on the eldest son Thomas in tail male, with remainders to each of his brothers, also in tail male, and a final remainder jointly to his sisters.
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