fideikommiss

Swedish

Noun

fideikommiss ?

1. (law, obsolete) fee tail, fideicommissum (estate in land which may not be sold or pledged and must be passed undivided to the next generation in the family, usually to the eldest son)

Usage notes

• In English "fee tail" refers to an arrangement made under common law whereas "fideicommissum" refers to a similar arrangement made under civil law.
• Abrogated from the Finnish legislation in 1931.

References

• fideikommiss Förvaltningshistorisk ordbok, Society of Swedish Literature in Finland, 2016.