- Entailed
- Entail En*tail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entailed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Entailing}.] [OE. entailen to carve, OF. entailler. See
{Entail}, n.]
1. To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a
person and his descendants or a certain line of
descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as
an heritage.
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Allowing them to entail their estates. --Hume. [1913 Webster]
I here entail The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. To cut or carve in an ornamental way. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Entailed with curious antics. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
