fee

The royalty paid for the use of a patent or copyright under license. The charge made for services of a professional man, such as a lawyer, physician, or abstracter. 1 Am J2d Abstr T § 3, the charges for the services of a public officer in his official capacity (Rose v Superior Court, 80 Cal App 739, 252 P 765), especially the services of the clerk of court. 15 Am J2d Cl C § 14. A charge imposed upon students for an incidental, such as a fee for use of library or laboratory, a student-union fee, an athletic fee, or a matriculation fee. 15 Am J2d Colleges § 19. A perpetual annuity. 4 Am J2d, Annui § 7. An estate in real property, which, unless qualified by additional terminology, is an estate in inheritance where the tenant is not only entitled to enjoy the land for his own life, but where, after his death, it is cast by law upon the persons who successfully represent him in perpetuum in right of blood, according to a certain established order of descent. 19 Am J2d Est § 8. Often used as a synonym of fee simple. The word was originally used in contradistinction to the word "allodium," and signifies that which was held of another, on condition of rendering him a service. And although the word is now generally used to express the quantum of the estate, it is also used to designate a fee simple. Hay's Estate v Commissioner (CA5) 181 F2d 169, 39 ALR2d 453; Wendell v Crandall, 1 NY 491, 495. See conditional fee; determinable fee; fee tail.