A predetermined order of succession, as to an estate or to an office.
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An entailed estate.
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Something transmitted as if by unalterable inheritance.
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The act of entailing, especially property.
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The state of being entailed.
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verb-transitive
To bestow or impose on a person or a specified succession of heirs.
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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.
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To limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs.
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verb
To restrict (property) by limiting the inheritance to the owner's descendants or to a particular class thereof.
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To confer, assign, or transmit (something) for an indefinitely long time to confer, assign, or transmit as if by entail .
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To fix (a person) permanently in some condition or status .
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To impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result .
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