entailed
verb (past tense and past participle of 'entail') as in strong fondness
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Example:He won the estate, but he knew full well that the entailment of the property would pass it to the next of kin.
Definition:The act of entailing, or the state of being entailed; a condition or restriction attached to the transfer of property or other legal ownership.
Example:It has been entailed more thoroughly than any property out of the Bunter clays of Hampshire.
Definition:Holding as one’s legal or rightful property, believed to be the legitimate legal owner of something, or officially designated or qualified; assigned by law or authorizing an official document.
Example:He wanted to sell his unentailed land for significant profit.
Definition:Not entailing, or not being bound by an entail.
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