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entail

en·tail

UK/enˈtæɪl/ US/ɛnˈteɪl/ uncommon obsolete
verb (3) noun (2)

verb

1.

have as a logical consequence

  • “The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers”
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2.

impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result

  • “What does this move entail?”
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3.

limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs

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noun

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the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple

Origin

From Middle English entaillen, from Old French entaillier, entailler (“to notch”, literally “to cut in”); from prefix en- + tailler (“to cut”), from Late Latin taliare, from Latin talea. Compare late Latin feudum talliatum (“a fee entailed, i.e., curtailed or limited”).

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