entail

[ verb en-teyl; noun en-teyl, en-teyl ]
/ verb ɛnˈteɪl; noun ɛnˈteɪl, ˈɛn teɪl /

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of entail

1350–1400; Middle English entailen (v.), entail (noun). See en-1, tail2

OTHER WORDS FROM entail

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
  1. the restriction imposed by entailing an estate
  2. an estate that has been entailed

Derived forms of entail

entailer, noun

Word Origin for entail

C14: entaillen, from en- 1 + taille limitation, tail ²