Main Entry:: ¹en·tail
Pronunciation:: \in-ˈtāl, en-\
Function:: transitive verb
Etymology:: Middle English entailen, entaillen, from ¹en- + taile, taille limitation — more at tail
Date:: 14th century

1: to restrict (property) by limiting the inheritance to the owner's lineal descendants or to a particular class thereof2 a: to confer, assign, or transmit as if by entail : fasten <entailed on them indelible disgrace — Robert Browning> b: to fix (a person) permanently in some condition or status <entail him and his heirs unto the crown — Shakespeare>3: to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result <the project will entail considerable expense>

— en·tail·er

\-ˈtā-lər\ noun

— en·tail·ment

\-ˈtāl-mənt\ noun

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