demesne vs entail

entail vs demesne

demesne and entail both are nouns.

demesne is not a verb while entail is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
demesne	Yes	No	No	No
entail	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, entail is a hyponym of demesne; that is, entail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than demesne:

demesne: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
entail: land received by fee tail

Other hyponyms of demesne include freehold, glebe, leasehold, smallholding, homestead, feoff, fief, barony, countryseat, Crown land, manor, seigneury, seigniory, signory, hacienda, plantation.

demesne (noun)	entail (noun)
territory over which rule or control is exercised	the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use	land received by fee tail

demesne (verb)	entail (verb)
	limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
	impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
	have as a logical consequence

Difference between demesne and entail

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