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Tail Male

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An estate tall limited to the male heirs of the donee.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

When lands are given to a person and the male hairs of his or her body, this is called an "estate tail male," and the female heirs are not capable of inheriting it.

Defined under Estate In Tail in Black's Law Dictionary.