v. t.
Allowing them to entail their estates. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]
I here entail
The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Entailed with curious antics. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. ]
A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Brutality as an hereditary entailment becomes an ever weakening force. R. L. Dugdale. [ 1913 Webster ]