Found 2 items, similar to Entailing.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: entail
entail
n 1: land received by fee tail
2: the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail
from a fee simple
v 1: have as a logical consequence;
“The water shortage means
that we have to stop taking long showers” [syn:
imply,
mean]
2: impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or
result;
“What does this move entail?” [syn:
implicate]
3: limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of
heirs [syn:
fee-tail]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Entailing
Entail
\En*tail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Entailed; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Entailing.] [OE. entailen to carve, OF. entailler. See
Entail, n.]
1. 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.
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Allowing them to entail their estates. --Hume.
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I here entail
The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever.
--Shak.
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2. To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.]
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To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. --Shak.
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3. To cut or carve in an ornamental way. [Obs.]
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Entailed with curious antics. --Spenser.
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