Tail

TAIL – an estate which does not descend to heirs generally, but to the heirs of the donee’s body in a direct line if the posterity continues in a regular oder and upon the death of the first owner without issue the esate is terminated

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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
tail (noun)
1.
the rear end or a process or prolongation of the rear end of the body of an animal
2.
something resembling an animal's tail in shape or position as
a) a luminous stream of particles, gases, or ions extending from a comet especially in the antisolar direction
b) the rear part of an airplane consisting usually of horizontal and vertical stabilizing surfaces with attached control surfaces
3.
- retinue
4.
a) - tailcoat
b) full evening dress for men
5.
a) - buttocks butt
b) usually vulgar - sexual intercourse
6.
the back, last, lower, or inferior part of something
7.
- tailing usually used in plural
8.
the reverse of a coin - usually used in plural tails, I win
9.
one (as a detective) who follows or keeps watch on someone
10.
the blank space at the bottom of a page
11.
a location immediately or not far behind - had a posse on his tail
tail (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to connect end to end
2.
a) to remove the tail of (an animal) - dock
b) to remove the stem or bottom part of - topping and tailing gooseberries
3.
a) to make or furnish with a tail
b) to follow or be drawn behind like a tail
4.
intransitive verb
to follow for purposes of surveillance
1.
to form or move in a straggling line
2.
to grow progressively smaller, fainter, or more scattered - abate usually used with off productivity is tailing off Tom Nicholson
3.
to swing or lie with the stern in a named direction - used of a ship at anchor
4.
- tag
tail (noun)
- entail
tail (adjective)
limited as to tenure - entailed