entail
[ verb en-teyl; noun en-teyl, en-teyl ]
/ verb ɛnˈteɪl; noun ɛnˈteɪl, ˈɛn teɪl /
verb (used with object)
noun
OTHER WORDS FROM entail
Words nearby entail
ent,
ent-,
entablature,
entablement,
entad,
entail,
entailment,
ental,
entameba,
entamebiasis,
entamoeba
Example sentences from the Web for entailed
British Dictionary definitions for entailed
entail
/ (ɪnˈteɪl) /
verb (tr)
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
noun
property law
- the restriction imposed by entailing an estate
- an estate that has been entailed
Derived forms of entail
entailer, nounWord Origin for entail
C14:
entaillen, from
en-
1 +
taille limitation,
tail ²