| n. | 1. | (Law) That which is entailed. |
| 2. | Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; - said especially of an estate; to bestow as an heritage. |
| 2. | To appoint hereditary possessor. | |
| 3. | To cut or carve in an ornamental way. |
| Noun | 1. | entail - land received by fee tail |
| 2. | entail - the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple | |
| Verb | 1. | entail - have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" |
| 2. | entail - impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?" Synonyms: implicate | |
| 3. | entail - limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs Synonyms: fee-tail |
TO ENTAIL. To create an estate tail. Vide Tail.
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