From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of
alienating their estates. --Hume.
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2. Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. [Obs.] "A
work of rich entail." --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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Allowing them to entail their estates. --Hume.
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I here entail
The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever.
--Shak.
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2. To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.]
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To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. --Shak.
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3. To cut or carve in an ornamental way. [Obs.]
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Entailed with curious antics. --Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
entail
n 1: land received by fee tail
2: the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail
from a fee simple
v 1: have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means
that we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: {entail},
{imply}, {mean}]
2: impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or
result; "What does this move entail?" [syn: {entail},
{implicate}]
3: limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of
heirs [syn: {fee-tail}, {entail}]
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