Entail - Definition

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