tailzie

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noun

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

OriginFrench tailler →
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Meanings

nountailzie (plural tailzies)

plural tailzies · alternative tailzee · alternative tailye

  1. historicalScots lawAn entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession is cut off, and an arbitrary one substituted.

Origin

  1. Frenchtailler“to cut”
  2. Englishtailzie

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

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APA

tailzie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailzie

MLA

“tailzie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailzie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailzie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailzie.

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