51Թ

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disentail

[ dis-en-teyl ]

verb (used with object)

Law.
  1. to free (an estate) from entail.

disentail

/ ˌɪɪˈٱɪ /

verb

  1. to free (an estate) from entail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of disentailing; disentailment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈٲԳ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱e·ٲmԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disentail1

First recorded in 1635–45; dis- 1 + entail
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Example Sentences

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His boy, indeed, would take an estate tail—and could disentail whenever—if ever—he came of age.

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Sir James in 1849 obtained a disentail of the Scatwell estates, and soon after alienated or sold them.

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