ENTAIL

Etymology 2

From Middle English entaille (“carving”), from Old French entaille (“incision”), from the verb entailler. See above.

Noun[edit]

entail (plural entails)

1. That which is entailed. quotations ▼
   1. An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.
   2. The rule by which the descent is fixed. quotations ▼
2. (obsolete) Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. quotations ▼

Derived terms[edit]

• disentailment