Entail \En*tail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entailed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Entailing}.] [OE. entailen to carve, OF. entailler. See
{Entail}, n.]
1. To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a
person and his descendants or a certain line of
descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as
an heritage.

Allowing them to entail their estates. --Hume.

I here entail
The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever.
--Shak.

2. To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.]

To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. --Shak.

3. To cut or carve in an ornamental way. [Obs.]

Entailed with curious antics. --Spenser.