Entail (verb)

  1. Involve as a necessary or inevitable effect or result.
  2. Limit or restrict the inheritance of (property) so that it cannot be passed on to anyone other than a specified heir.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french entailler, from en- 'in' + tailler 'cut' (from latin taliare).

Examples:

  1. The job entails working long hours and being on call 24/7.
  2. The new regulation entails strict penalties for non-compliance.
  3. The project entailed a lot of planning and hard work.
  4. The inheritance was entailed to the oldest son of the family.
  5. The position of the head of the company entailed a lot of responsibility.
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