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    entail
    /ɪnˈteɪl/

    verb

    • 1. involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence: "a situation which entails considerable risks"
    • 2. limit the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular family or group: "her father's estate was entailed on a cousin"

    noun

    • 1. a limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations: "the damage being done in England by entails"

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