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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪl|-eɪl
Etymology
From OE. entaile carving from OF. entaille, French, an incision, from entailler to cut away; prefix en- Latin + tailler to cut; late Latin feudum talliatum a fee entailed, i. e., curtailed or limited.
Noun
en-noun
- That which is entailed. Hence:
#:An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.
#:The rule by which the descent is fixed.
#::"A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates." — Hume.
- obsolete Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio.
#:"A work of rich entail." — Spenser.
Transitive verb
en-verb|entailing
- To imply or require.
#:This activity will entail careful attention to detail.
- 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.
#:"Allowing them to entail their estates."— Hume.
#:"I here entail The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever." — Shakespeare
- obsolete To appoint hereditary possessor.
#:"To entail him and his heirs unto the crown."— Shakespeare
- obsolete To cut or carve in a ornamental way.
#:"Entailed with curious antics." — Spenser.
Translations
trans-top|To imply or require
Finnish: sisältää, tuoda mukanaan
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Derived terms
entailment
References
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