Entail
(verb)
- Involve as a necessary or inevitable effect or result.
- 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:
- The job entails working long hours and being on call 24/7.
- The new regulation entails strict penalties for non-compliance.
- The project entailed a lot of planning and hard work.
- The inheritance was entailed to the oldest son of the family.
- The position of the head of the company entailed a lot of responsibility.