entail
/ɛnˈteɪl/ sustantivo C2En español: mayorazgo, vínculo
- That which is entailed.
- An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.
- The rule by which the descent is fixed.
Plural entails
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Jane and Elizabeth attempted to explain to her the nature of an entail.
As a clergyman, moreover, I feel it my duty to promote and establish the blessing of peace in all families within the reach of my influence; and on these grounds I flatter myself that my present overtures of good-will are highly commendable, and that the circumstance of my being next in the entail of Longbourn estate will be kindly overlooked on your side, and not lead you to reject the offered olive branch.
And what can he mean by apologizing for being next in the entail?
“You allude, perhaps, to the entail of this estate.”
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