entail vs estate

estate vs entail

entail and estate both are nouns.

entail is a verb but estate is not a verb.

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

As nouns, estate is a hypernym of entail; that is, estate is a word with a broader meaning than entail:

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

Other hypernyms of entail include acres, demesne, land, landed estate.

entail (noun)	estate (noun)
the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple	a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
land received by fee tail	extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
	everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

entail (verb)	estate (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 entail and estate

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