entail

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: implymeanimplicatefee-tail

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. land received by fee tail
  2. the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple

Verb (3)

  1. have as a logical consequence“The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers”Synonyms: implymean
  2. impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result“What does this move entail?”Synonyms: implicate
  3. limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirsSynonyms: fee-tail
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Entail \En*tail"\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]

A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates.— Hume.[1913 Webster]

2.Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. [Obs.] "A work of rich entail." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Entail \En*tail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Entailing.] [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. [1913 Webster]

Allowing them to entail their estates.— Hume.[1913 Webster]
I here entail The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

To entail him and his heirs unto the crown.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

3.To cut or carve in an ornamental way. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Entailed with curious antics.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]
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