fideikommiss

== Swedish == === Noun === fideikommiss ? (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.