disentail

American

[dis-en-teyl] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈteɪl /

verb (used with object)

Law.

to free (an estate) from entail.

disentail British

/ ˌdɪsɪnˈteɪl /

verb

to free (an estate) from entail

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noun

the act of disentailing; disentailment

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Other Word Forms

disentailment noun

Etymology

Origin of disentail

First recorded in 1635–45; dis- ¹ + entail

Example Sentences

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His boy, indeed, would take an estate tail—and could disentail whenever—if ever—he came of age.

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Sir James in 1849 obtained a disentail of the Scatwell estates, and soon after alienated or sold them.

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