[ɛnˈteɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence
(e.g: a situation which entails considerable risks)

- limit the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular family or group
(e.g: her father's estate was entailed on a cousin)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (referring to settlement of property; formerly also as intail): from en-, in- ‘into’ + Old French taille ‘notch, tax’ (see tail)

[ɛnˈteɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations
(e.g: the damage being done in England by entails)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (referring to settlement of property; formerly also as intail): from en-, in- ‘into’ + Old French taille ‘notch, tax’ (see tail)