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entail
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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.

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

en·tailment n.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
Verb1.entail - have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
necessitate - cause to be a concomitant
2.entail - impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?"
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
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"

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

entail [ɪnˈteɪl] vtentraîner, nécessiter

entail [ɪnˈteɪl] vtmit sich bringen

entail [ɪnˈteɪl] vtcomportare

entail
v entail [inˈteil]
to bring as a result; to require These alterations will entail great expense. meebring يَسْتَلْزِم، يَتَطَلَّب изисквам znamenat medføre; indebære mit sich bringen συνεπάγομαι, απαιτώ acarrear, traer consigo kaasa tooma در پی داشتن؛ مستلزم بودن vaatia occasionner לְהוֹרִיש आवश्यक बना देना zahtijevati maga után von memerlukan hafa í för með sér comportare 伴う 수반하다 sukelti, reikalauti būt saistītam; izraisīt (sekas) memerlukan met zich meebrengen medføre, kreve pociągnąć za sobą trazer a ne­cesita влечь за собой vyžadovať imeti za posledico zahtevati medföra ส่งผลซึ่งไม่อาจหลีกเลี่ยงได้ gerektirmek, icap etmek 結果帶來,需要 спричиняти; потребувати لازم ہونا đòi hỏi 需要,使


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