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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On Friday, the court's judges said the 2024 drone operation "entailed the use of South Korea's military capabilities for private purposes".
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
In the model, the “availability” phase entailed contact and small-scale movements across the frontier, with trading relationships and marriage alliances, for example, forming gradually.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 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
Though he settled in New York, Church, a born outdoorsman, responded with enthusiasm to the hiking and camping so often entailed by the job of landscape painting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
It was a long ride, but easier than the bus-train combo Sherry’s other prospect would have entailed.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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