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"Entail" Definition
noun
A predetermined order of succession, as to an estate or to an office
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An entailed estate
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Something transmitted as if by unalterable inheritance
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The act of entailing, especially property
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The state of being entailed
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verb-transitive
To bestow or impose on a person or a specified succession of heirs
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To have, impose, or require as a necessary accompaniment or consequence: The investment entailed a high risk. The proposition X is a rose entails the proposition X is a flower because all roses are flowers
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To limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs
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verb
To restrict (property) by limiting the inheritance to the owner's descendants or to a particular class thereof
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Merriam-Webster
To confer, assign, or transmit (something) for an indefinitely long time to confer, assign, or transmit as if by entail
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To fix (a person) permanently in some condition or status
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Merriam-Webster
To impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
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Merriam-Webster
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