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Meaning
Verb
●
To
imply
,
require
, or invoke.
●
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 a heritage.
●
To
appoint
hereditary
possessor.
●
To
cut
or
carve
in an
ornamental
way.
Noun
●
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.
●
Delicately
carved
ornamental
work; intaglio.
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Origin
entail
English
entaile
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
entaille
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Necessitate
Involve
Constitute
Imply
Preclude
Encompass
Require
Comprise
Involves
Impose
Incorporate
Incur
Affect
Include
Mean
Engender
Facilitate
Contain
Represent
Trigger
Consist
Warrant
Hinder
Necessitates
Requires
Indicate
Embody
Reflect
Justify
Signify
Cause
Equate
Prompt
Induce
Suggest
Precede
Underlie
Support
Provoke
Influence
Emphasize
Exist
Impede
Hamper
Pose
Accompany
Reveal
Undergo
Take Into Account
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Rhymes
Ale
Ail
Hale
Veil
Pail
Fail
Gale
Sale
Wail
Yale
Rail
Pale
Tail
Vale
Gail
Sail
Wale
Dale
Vail
Tale
Gaol
Bale
Bail
Dale
Male
Nail
Tael
Mail
Baal
Hale
Jail
Hail
Brail
Gayle
Quail
Scale
Swale
Spale
Drail
Whale
Stale
Frail
Skail
Shale
Dwale
Trail
Flail
Avail
Email
Asail
Grail
Snail
Aumail
Engaol
Impale
Rerail
Unveil
Derail
Squail
Regale
Faille
Empale
Inhale
Exhale
Retail
Bewail
Assail
Detail
Entail
Percale
Surveil
Travail
They'Ll
Braille
Curtail
Prevail
Orseille
Oversail
Paravail
Overveil
Resurveil
Grisaille
Thumbnail
Nonpareil
Pale Ale
Ginger Ale
Gunter'S Scale
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