entailment
noun
en·tail·ment
in-ˈtāl-mənt 
en-
plural entailments
: the act or an instance of entailing something
specifically, estate law
: the act or an instance of restricting the inheritance of property to the owner's lineal descendants or to a particular class thereof
They came from places where for centuries, economic development had been hindered because nobles controlled most of the land. Which was passed down by primogeniture and entailment, generation after generation, to the eldest son. —
Brooke Harrington
Brooke Harrington She recognizes one of the men …, a poor farmer whom Atticus has been helping practically gratis to fight the entailment on his land. —Sara Holdren
Sara Holdren Dictionary Entries Near entailment
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“Entailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entailment. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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