entail
to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence: a loss entailing no regret.
to impose as a burden: Success entails hard work.
Law. to limit the passage of (real estate) to a specified line of heirs, so that it cannot be transferred or bequeathed to anyone else.
Law. to cause (anything) to descend to a fixed series of possessors.
the act of entailing.
Law. the state of being entailed.
any predetermined order of succession, as to an office.
Law. something that is entailed, as an estate.
Law. the rule of descent settled for an estate.
Origin of entail
1Other words from entail
- en·tail·er, noun
- en·tail·ment, noun
- pre·en·tail, verb (used with object)
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How to use entail in a sentence
In fact, that candy store is heavy industry, with all the mess that entails.
These entrepreneurs have chosen to incorporate as private businesses, with all the legal rights and privileges that entails.
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Hitchens is admirably honest about the cost his prescription entails.
They feel that the system has few advantages to offer in return for the cost it entails upon them.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsFirst, Covenanting entails obligation even on the unbeliever who vows and swears.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamNature seems still to wish to keep the young and blushing girl apart from that connection which entails grave and arduous duties.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyBut how does the matter stand when there is genius on both sides, and self-sacrifice of either party entails loss to the world?
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksMoreover, I was appointed to it without having to undergo the painful ceremonies that initiation entails.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de Rougemont
British Dictionary definitions for entail
/ (ɪnˈteɪl) /
to bring about or impose by necessity; have as a necessary consequence: this task entails careful thought
property law to restrict (the descent of an estate) to a designated line of heirs
logic to have as a necessary consequence
property law
the restriction imposed by entailing an estate
an estate that has been entailed
Origin of entail
1Derived forms of entail
- entailer, noun
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