Comprise vs. Entail — What's the Difference?

To be composed of or contain

Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence

Usage Problem To compose; make up; constitute

Limit the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular family or group

(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).

A limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations

To compose; to constitute.In the passive voice, the use of of with comprise (is/are comprised of) may be regarded as tautological because the same meaning can be expressed in the active (comprises) without of, or with composed of, which is both synonymous and non-tautological (since compose in this sense always requires of).

To have, impose, or require as a necessary accompaniment or consequence

To contain or embrace.

To limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs.

(patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.

To bestow or impose on a person or a specified succession of heirs.

To comprehend; to include.

The act of entailing, especially property.

Be composed of;

The state of being entailed.

Include or contain; have as a component;

An entailed estate.

Form or compose;

A predetermined order of succession, as to an estate or to an office.

Something transmitted as if by unalterable inheritance.

(transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.

(transitive) 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 a heritage.

To appoint hereditary possessor.

To cut or carve in an ornamental way.

That which is entailed.

An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.

The rule by which the descent is fixed.

(obsolete) Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio.

That which is entailed.

Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio.

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.

To appoint hereditary possessor.

To cut or carve in an ornamental way.

Land received by fee tail

The act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple

Have as a logical consequence;

Impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result;

Limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs