estate vs entail

entail vs estate

estate and entail both are nouns.

estate is not a verb while entail is a verb.

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

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

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

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

estate (noun)	entail (noun)
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	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
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

estate (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 estate and entail

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