"entail" in the noun sense
1. entail
land received by fee tail
2. entail
the act of entailing property the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
"entail" in the verb sense
1. entail, imply, mean
have as a logical consequence
"The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
2. entail, implicate
impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
"What does this move entail?"
3. fee-tail, entail
limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
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