Tailzie, Or Entail
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Tailzie, or Entail, an arbitrary line of succession laid down by a proprietor, in substitution of a legal line of succession, cots term. A deed of tailzie creates a Scots entail by which, until 11 & 12 Vict. c. 36, and succeeding Acts, an estate might be tied up for ever. See the Case of the Queensberry Leases, (1819) 1 Bligh, 339; 20 RR 61. No entails can now be executed. [Entail (Scotland) Act, 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 43)]
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