TAILZIES

Noun

tailzies

plural of tailzie

Source: Wiktionary


TAILZIE

Tail"zie (-zî or -yî), n. Etym: [F. tailler to cut. See Tail a limitation.] (Scots Law)

Definition: An entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession is cut off, and an arbitrary one substituted. [Written also tailzee.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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