entail
noun
1. land received by fee tail
Definition categories: possession, acres, demesne, estate, land
2. the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
Definition categories: act, change
Sentences with entail as a noun:
- An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.The rule by which the descent is fixed.
verb
1. have as a logical consequence
Definition categories: stative, necessitate
2. impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
- What does this move entail?
Similar word(s): implicate
Definition categories: stative, lead
3. limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
Definition categories: possession, bequeath, leave, will
Sentences with entail as a verb:
- This activity will entail careful attention to detail.