fee tail

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fee teyl]
- /fi teɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

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Parts of speech for Fee tail

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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