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    [Verb]  | "en*tail" | \ in-ˈtāl \


    1: to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result

    2: to restrict (property) by limiting the inheritance to the owner's lineal descendants or to a particular class thereof

    3: to confer, assign, or transmit (something) for an indefinitely long time : to confer, assign, or transmit as if by entail


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English entailen, entaillen, from {see: |en-:1|en-:1} + taile, taille limitation {mat|tail:4|};

    [Noun]  | "en*tail" | \ ˈen-ˌtāl \


    1: a restriction especially of lands by limiting the inheritance to the owner's lineal descendants or to a particular class thereof

    2: an entailed estate

    3: something transmitted as if by entail


    Origin: 14th century ;

     See: {entail:1 };

    [Verb]  | "entails" 


    1: to have as part of a whole;


      * e.g., " ... a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense "





    [Verb]  | "entail" 


    1: to have as part of a whole;


      * e.g., " ... a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense "





     [ "entail" ]

    1: involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.

      * e.g.,  ... "a situation which entails considerable risks ." 

     [ "Law Entailer" ]

    1: Entailer (law) : noun. One who executes an entail; one who limits the inheritance descent of his property to a particular heir or series of heirs.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Remember Jake and Taylar?' says Loren Taylor. "Y'know? Law Entailer.' "oh yup. Hard, my G' 

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