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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