en·tail 1 /in-'tāl/ vt [Middle English entaillen, from en -, causative prefix + taille restriction on inheritance see tail]: to make (an estate in real property) a fee tail: limit the descent of (real property) by restricting inheritance to specific descendants who cannot convey or transfer the property
estates are entail ed entire on the eldest male heir — Benjamin Franklin
en·tail·ment n
entail 2 n
1: an act or instance of entailing real property; also: the practice of entailing property
the repeal of the laws of entail would prevent the accumulation and perpetuation of wealth in select families — Thomas Jefferson see also de donis conditionalibus in the important laws section
2: an entailed estate in real property
if entail s had not become barrable — Eileen Spring
3: the fixed line of descent of an entailed estate
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.