Meaning of Entail | Babel Free
ɛnˈteɪlDefinitions
- That which is entailed.
- An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.
- The rule by which the descent is fixed.
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Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. obsolete
Equivalents
العربية
الميراث
Català
implicar
Deutsch
als unveräußerliches Gut vererben
bedingen
erfordern
mit sich bringen
nach sich ziehen
verursachen
zur Folge haben
Suomi
sisältää
Polski
ordynacja
Examples
“A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates.”
“All land acquired by inheritance must follow the Khasi law of entail, by which property descends from the mother to the youngest daughter, and again from the latter to her youngest daughter.”
“A worke of rich entayle.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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