| Definitions of 'entail' |
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1. (noun) entail
land received by fee tail
2. (verb) entail
the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
3. (verb) entail, imply, mean
have as a logical consequence
"The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
4. (verb) entail, implicate
impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
"What does this move entail?"
5. (verb) fee-tail, entail
limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
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| Definitions of 'entail' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) entail
that which is entailed
2. (noun) entail
an estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue
3. (noun) entail
the rule by which the descent is fixed
4. (noun) entail
delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio
5. (noun) entail
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
6. (noun) entail
to appoint hereditary possessor
7. (noun) entail
to cut or carve in a ornamental way
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