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Entail

Entail (from French tailler, to cut; the old derivation from tales haeredes is now abandoned).

In law, a limited form of succession (q.v.).
In architecture, the term entail denotes an ornamental device sunk in the ground of stone or brass, and subsequently filled in with marble, mosaic or enamel.
In Logic, see: Entailment

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