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   entail

   /ɪnˈteɪl/

   verb

   • 1. involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence: "a situation which entails considerable risks"
   • ▪ have as a logically necessary consequence.
   • 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"
   • ▪ cause to experience or possess (something) permanently or inescapably: archaic "I cannot get rid of the disgrace which you have entailed upon us"

   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"
   • ▪ a property bequeathed under an entail: "the spinning mills were not part of the entail"

   Word Origin late Middle English (referring to settlement of property; formerly also as intail): from en-1, in-2 ‘into’ + Old French taille ‘notch, tax’ (see tail2).

   Derivatives

   • 1. entailment noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

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