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entails

The origin and history of entails.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman legal French 'entailler', to cut into a particular shape or restrict, from 'en-' plus 'taille' (a cut, a limitation). The general sense 'to involve as a consequence' developed from the legal one.

Origin: Anglo-Norman

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