entail

en·tail  (n-tl, n-)

tr.v. en·tailed, en·tail·ing, en·tails

1. 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.

2. To limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs.

3. To bestow or impose on a person or a specified succession of heirs.

n.

1.

a. The act of entailing, especially property.

b. The state of being entailed.

2. An entailed estate.

3. A predetermined order of succession, as to an estate or to an office.

4. Something transmitted as if by unalterable inheritance.

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[Middle English entaillen, to limit inheritance to specific heirs : en-, intensive pref.; see en-¹ + taille, tail; see tail².]

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en·tailment n.

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entail

Verb

1. to bring about or impose inevitably: few women enter marriage knowing what it really entails

2. Brit, Austral & NZ property law to restrict the ability to inherit (a piece of property) to designated heirs [Middle English en- in + taille limitation]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	entail - land received by fee tail acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
	2.	entail - the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
Verb	1.	entail - have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" mean, imply necessitate - cause to be a concomitant
	2.	entail - impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?" implicate lead - tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
	3.	entail - limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs fee-tail bequeath, will, leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

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entail

verb involve, require, cause, produce, demand, lead to, call for, occasion, need, impose, result in, bring about, give rise to, encompass, necessitate

Translations

entail [ɪnˈteɪl] vt (= imply) → suponer (= result in); acarrear

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entail [ɪnˈteɪl] vt → entraîner, nécessiter

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entail [ɪnˈteɪl] vt → mit sich bringen

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entail [ɪnˈteɪl] vt → comportare