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- [fee teyl]
- /fi teɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fee teyl]
- /fi teɪl/
Definitions of fee tail words
- noun fee tail a charge or payment for professional services: a doctor's fee. 1
- noun fee tail a sum paid or charged for a privilege: an admission fee. 1
- noun fee tail a charge allowed by law for the service of a public officer. 1
- noun fee tail Law. an estate of inheritance in land, either absolute and without limitation to any particular class of heirs (fee simple) or limited to a particular class of heirs (fee tail) an inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of the performing of certain services. a territory held in fee. 1
- noun fee tail a gratuity; tip. 1
- verb with object fee tail to give a fee to. 1
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Origin of fee tail
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Anglo-French
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fee tail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fee tail popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fee tail usage trend in Literature
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