entails

Meaning of entails

verb, 3rd person present
  1. involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
    a situation which entails considerable risks
  2. limit the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular family or group.
    her father's estate was entailed on a cousin
plural noun
  1. a limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations.
    the damage being done in England by entails
    landed property was governed by primogeniture and entail

late Middle English (referring to settlement of property; formerly also as intail ): from en-1, in-2 ‘into’ + Old French taille ‘notch, tax’ (see tail2).

Information about entails

  • The singular form of entails is: entail.
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Hyphenation of entails

en-tails

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • entails is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

entails synonyms

Meaning make (something) necessary as a result or consequence:

necessitate

Meaning make necessary:

require

Meaning require (something) because it is essential or very important rather than just desirable:

need

Meaning require; need:

demand

Meaning require as a precondition of possibility or coherence:

presuppose

Meaning suppose to be the case, without proof:

assume

Meaning justify or necessitate (a course of action):

warrant

Meaning have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result:

involve

Meaning have as a consequence or result:

mean

Meaning (of a fact or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence:

imply

Meaning make (something, especially something bad) happen:

cause

Meaning make or manufacture from components or raw materials:

produce

Meaning cause (something):

occasion

Meaning cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition):

engender

Meaning produce or create:

generate

Meaning (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling):

prompt

Meaning cause (something) to happen; bring about:

effect

Meaning bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind:

evoke

Meaning evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone:

elicit

Meaning cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely:

precipitate

Meaning cause (a device) to function:

trigger

Meaning stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone:

provoke

Anagrams of entails

anilest, Astelin, eastlin, Elastin, elastin, Ineslta, nailset, salient, saltine, siletan, staniel, tenails

Words that rhyme with entails

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