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En*tail" (?), n. [OE. entaile carving, OF. entaille, F., an incision, fr. entailler to cut away; pref. en- (L. in) + tailler to cut; LL. feudum talliatum a fee entailed, i. e., curtailed or limited. See Tail limitation, Tailor.] 1. That which is entailed. Hence: (Law) (a) An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue. (b) The rule by which the descent is fixed.
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A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates. Hume.
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2. Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. [Obs.]A work of rich entail.” Spenser.
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En*tail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Entailing.] [OE. entailen to carve, OF. entailler. See Entail, n.] 1. To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as an heritage.
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Allowing them to entail their estates. Hume.
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I here entail
The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever.
Shak.
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2. To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.]
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To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. Shak.
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3. To cut or carve in an ornamental way. [Obs.]
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Entailed with curious antics. Spenser.
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