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ENTAIL
entail
(noun) the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
entail
(noun) land received by fee tail
entail, fee-tail
(verb) limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
entail, implicate
(verb) impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; “What does this move entail?”
entail, imply, mean
(verb) have as a logical consequence; “The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
entail (third-person singular simple present entails, present participle entailing, simple past and past participle entailed)
(transitive) To imply or require.
(transitive) To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.
(transitive, obsolete) To appoint hereditary possessor.
(transitive, obsolete) To cut or carve in an ornamental way.
Etymology 2
Noun
entail (plural entails)
That which is entailed. Hence
An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.
The rule by which the descent is fixed.
(obsolete) Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio.
Anagrams
• Latine, Ta-lien, Talien
Source: Wiktionary
En*tail", n. Etym: [OE. entaile carving, OF. entaille, F., an incision, fr. entailler to cut away; pref. en- (L. in) + tailler to cut; LL. feudum talliatum a fee entailed, i. e., curtailed or limited. See Tail limitation, Tailor.]
1. That which is entailed. Hence: (Law) (a) An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue. (b) The rule by which the descent is fixed. A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates. Hume.
2. Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. [Obs.] "A work of rich entail." Spenser.
En*tail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Entailing.] Etym: [OE. entailen to carve, OF. entailler. See Entail, n.]
1. To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as an heritage. Allowing them to entail their estates. Hume. I here entail The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever. Shak.
2. To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.] To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. Shak.
3. To cut or carve in a ornamental way. [Obs.] Entailed with curious antics. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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