entail
That which is entailedThat which is entailed.
Recorded: Dvortygirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
4 sensesThat which is entailed.
That which is entailed.
An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.
The rule by which the descent is fixed.
(obsolete)Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio.
- the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
- land received by fee tail
Examples
23 sentencesWhat does that entail?
Що з цього випливає? — deniko
Tom had no conception of what fatherhood entailed.
What would that entail?
What does your job entail?
ruВ чём заключается твоя работа? — marafon
deWelche Aufgaben sind mit deiner Arbeit verbunden? — al_ex_an_der
Sami doesn't know what this entails.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English entaille (“carving”), from Old French entaille (“incision”), from theFrom Middle English entaille (“carving”), from Old French entaille (“incision”), from the verb entailler. See above.
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Forms
plural: entailsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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