En·tail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Entailing.]
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.
Allowing them to entail their estates. --Hume.
I here entail
The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever. --Shak.
2. To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.]
To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. --Shak.
3. To cut or carve in an ornamental way. [Obs.]
Entailed with curious antics. --Spenser.
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