entailed
Americanadjective
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involved with or following from something by logical necessity or as a consequence.
Most of the public complied with the curfew restrictions despite the entailed inconvenience.
If the entailed proposition turns out to be false, the theory that generated it must also be false.
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Law. (of real estate) limited to a specified line of heirs, so that it cannot be transferred or bequeathed to anyone else.
This entailed estate has belonged to the family for a period of 300 years.
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Law. descending to a fixed series of possessors, as a title, the crown, etc..
On the death of his uncle Edward, Duke of York, Richard acquired the entailed title of his grandfather Edmund, Duke of York.
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Etymology
Origin of entailed
First recorded in 1525–35; entail ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; entail ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s armed forces had received appropriate orders, although he did not specify what those instructions entailed.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The trips entailed hotel stays because he couldn’t manage the round-trip drive in a day.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Nobody scored more than 23 goals in the four seasons between 2018-19 and 2021-22, but the past four Golden Boots have all entailed between 27 and 36 goals.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
For Morris, stepping into the shoes of a Black journalist working during the Great Depression and in a still segregated reality entailed meaningful research.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
I was busy enough shifting into my new role at city hall, which entailed going to more zoning board meetings and fewer senior citizen picnics than my previous job had.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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