Fee tail

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002092",
  "term": "Fee tail",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An estate in land that limits inheritance to a specific line of heirs, typically the lineal descendants of the original grantee. This type of estate was designed to keep land within a family for generations. Most jurisdictions in the United States have abolished or significantly modified fee tail estates, converting them into fee simple estates.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/fee-tail/"
}