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Entail
ɪnˈteɪl
Entail definitions
verb
entail
entailed
entailing
entails
- involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence
"a situation which entails considerable risks"
- have as a logically necessary consequence
- limit the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular family or group
"her father's estate was entailed on a cousin"
- cause to experience or possess (something) permanently or inescapably
"I cannot get rid of the disgrace which you have entailed upon us"
noun
entail
entails
- a limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations
"the damage being done in England by entails"
- a property bequeathed under an entail
"the spinning mills were not part of the entail"