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English noun: entail | |||
| 1. | entail (possession) land received by fee tail | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate | ||
| 2. | entail (act) the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
English verb: entail | |||
| 1. | entail (stative) have as a logical consequence | ||
| Samples | The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers. | ||
| Synonyms | imply, mean | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | necessitate | ||
| 2. | entail (stative) impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result | ||
| Samples | What does this move entail?. | ||
| Synonyms | implicate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lead | ||
| 3. | entail (possession) limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs | ||
| Synonyms | fee-tail | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bequeath, leave, will | ||
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