Sekirov Dictionary

entail

/ɛnˈteɪl/

noun 4
verb 3
forms 5

noun4

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That which is entailed.
- A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates. — 1754
An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.
•
The rule by which the descent is fixed.
- All land acquired by inheritance must follow the Khasi law of entail, by which property descends from the mother to the youngest daughter, and again from the latter to her youngest daughter. — 1907
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(no longer used) Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio.
- A worke of rich entayle. — 1590

verb3

•
To imply, require, or invoke.
- This activity will entail careful attention to detail.
•
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.
- Allowing them to entail their estates. — 1754
•
(no longer used) To appoint hereditary possessor.
- To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. — 1591

forms

entailed · entailing · entaileth · entails · entailest

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