Entail
To abridge, settle, or limit succession to real property. An estate whose succession is limited to certain people rather than being passed to all heirs.
In real property, a fee tail is the conveyance of land subject to certain limitations or restrictions, namely, that it may only descend to certain specified heirs.
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