[en.tail] vt [ME entailen, entaillen, fr. [1]en- + taile, taille limitation--more at tail] (14c) 1: to restrict (property) by limiting the inheritance to the owner's lineal descendants or to a particular class thereof
2. a: to confer, assign, or transmit as if by entail: fasten "~ed on them indelible disgrace --Robert Browning" b: to fix (a person) permanently in some condition or status "~ him and his heirs unto the crown --Shak."
3: to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result "the project will ~ considerable expense" -- en.tail.er n -- en.tail.ment n
[2]en.tail n (14c) 1 a: an entailing esp. of lands b: an entailed estate
2: something transmitted as if by entail