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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

He who, after his ancestor dies intestate, has a right to all lands, tenements, and hereditaments which belonged to him or of which he was seised. The same as "heir general" ... [Black’s, 5th ed., 1979, p. 854].  1, record 1, English, - heir%20at%20law

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The feudal rules of succession applied to find the heir were based on the succession of males in preference to females, on primogeniture among males, and on representation, whereby a descendant of a pre-deceased heir, e.g. a grandson, took in preference to a collateral of the deceased, e.g. a brother. An heir general or heir at law is such an heir. [The "Oxford Companion to Law," 1980, p. 559].  1, record 1, English, - heir%20at%20law

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT

The reason why words of procreation were required was that "heirs, "extended to all the "heirs general, "including relatives other than descendants of the grantee, such as his brothers, uncles or cousins. An entail, however, was an interest which could pass only to lineal descendants of the original grantee(heirs special) and so "heirs" had to be restricted by the addition of words of procreation. [Megarry and Wade, p. 57].  1, record 1, English, - heir%20at%20law

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

héritier légal; héritier général : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9ritier%20l%C3%A9gal

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

There were thus the following types of entail :(i) a tail general, e. g., "to A and the heirs of his body", where any descendants of A, male or female, could inherit;(ii) a tail male....(iii) a tail female.... In addition, a "special tail" could be created, confining the heirs entitled to those descended from a specified spouse.... A special tail could exist in any of the three above forms : special tail general, special tail male, special tail female.(Megarry & Wade, 4th ed., 1975, p. 58).  1, record 2, English, - special%20tail%20general

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

fief taillé spécial sans restriction de sexe : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 2, French, - fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cial%20sans%20restriction%20de%20sexe

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The estate "in fee tail", "estate tail", or "fee tail" may be defined as a freehold estate of inheritance limited not to the grantee's heirs general, as in the case of the fee simple, but to the heirs of his body.... The line of heirs is called the entail.(Anger and Honsberget, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 128).  1, record 3, English, - entail

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

héritiers du fief taillé : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 3, French, - h%C3%A9ritiers%20du%20fief%20taill%C3%A9

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS

héritiers du fief taillé : terme utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte.  2, record 3, French, - h%C3%A9ritiers%20du%20fief%20taill%C3%A9

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish