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tailzie

tailzie noun: an entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession is cut off, and an arbitrary one substituted.

Noun

tailzie (plural tailzies)

  1. (historical, Scots law) An entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession is cut off, and an arbitrary one substituted.

Forms of tailzie

pluraltailzies
alternative formtailzee
alternative formtailye

Origin of tailzie

From French tailler (“to cut”). See tail (“a limitation”). For the z, compare etymology of English Mackenzie.

Questions about tailzie

What does tailzie mean?
Tailzie means an entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession is cut off, and an arbitrary one substituted.
What part of speech is tailzie?
Tailzie is a noun.
What is the plural of tailzie?
The plural of tailzie is tailzies.

Words near tailzie in the dictionary

  1. tailwise
  2. tailye
  3. tailyes
  4. tailzee
  5. tailzees
  6. tailzie
  7. tailzies
  8. Taimali
  9. taimen
  10. taimens
  11. Taimur

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