ENTAILS
Noun
entails
plural of entail
Verb
entails
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entail
Anagrams
• Latines, alestin, elastin, nail set, nailest, nailset, salient, saltine, staniel, stealin', tselina
Source: Wiktionary
ENTAIL
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