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in Jane Austen’s
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(1913)
Entail \En*tail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entailed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Entailing}.] [OE. entailen
to carve, OF. entailler. See {Entail}, n.] 1. 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.
Entailment is like the succession to the
throne in the British Monarchy. The
succession is based on the concept of
male primogeniture, which means that
men inherit over women.
Elizabeth II
Queen of England
Charles Windsor
Prince of Wales
Prince William
of Wales
Prince Henry
of Wales
Anne Laurence
The Princess Royal
Peter Phillips
Zara Phillips
of Wales
Andrew Windsor
Duke of York
Edward Windsor
Earl of Wessex
Princess Beatrice Princess Eugenie
of York
of York
Succession to the throne is based on the principle
of male primogeniture, according to which male
heirs take precedence over daughters and the right
of succession belongs to the eldest son. Daughters
take precedence over the Sovereign's brothers.
When a daughter succeeds, she becomes Queen
Regant and has the same powers as a king. Where
a Sovereign has no children, the succession then
lies with the Sovereign's eldest surviving brother
and his children (sons, then daughters), as when
William IV was succeeded by his niece Victoria. If
a Sovereign has no brothers, or if those brothers
have no children, then the line of succession
passes to the Sovereign's sister(s) in age order, as
when Edward VI was succeeded by his half-sisters
Mary and Elizabeth.
1. The Prince of Wales
2. Prince William (& Kate)
of Wales
(Duke & Duchess of Cambridge)
3. Prince Henry of Wales
4. The Duke of York
5. Princess Beatrice of York*
6. Princess Eugenie of York*
7. The Earl of Wessex
8. The Princess Royal
9. Peter Phillips
10. Zara Phillips
*Eligible for sure if their father inherits; if not . . . ?
Elizabeth II
Queen of England
Charles Windsor
Prince of Wales
1
Prince William
of Wales
2
Prince Henry
of Wales
3
Anne Laurence
The Princess Royal
8
Peter Phillips
Zara Phillips
9
10
4
Andrew Windsor
Duke of York
Edward Windsor
Earl of Wessex
Princess Beatrice Princess Eugenie
of York
of York
5
6
7
Elizabeth II
Queen of England
Charles Windsor
Prince of Wales
1
Prince William
of Wales
2
Prince Henry
of Wales
3
Anne Laurence
The Princess Royal
Peter Phillips
6
5
Zara Phillips
7
Andrew Windsor
Duke of York
Edward Windsor
Earl of Wessex
Princess Beatrice Princess Eugenie
of York
of York
4
Great Grandpa Bennet
(possible originator of the entail??)
Jane Bennet
(Miss Bennet)
Grandpa Bennet
(Father of our Mr. Bennet)
Great-Aunt Bennet
(Married a Collins)
Our Mr. Bennet
of Longbourne
Mr. Collins
of Hampshire
Elizabeth Bennet
(Lizzie)
Mary Bennet
Kitty Bennet
Lydia Bennet
is simple . . .
Any man inherits before any woman.
Great Grandpa Bennet
(possible originator of the entail??)
Jane Bennet
(Miss Bennet)
Grandpa Bennet
(Father of our Mr. Bennet)
Great-Aunt Bennet
(Married a Collins)
Our Mr. Bennet
of Longbourne
Mr. Collins
of Hampshire
Elizabeth Bennet
(Lizzie)
Mary Bennet
Kitty Bennet
Lydia Bennet
What opportunities were there for women to work?
(What kinds of jobs were available to the
gentlewoman whose skills were needlework, piano,
singing, and dancing?)
What would happen to the Bennet girls if their father
died and they were unmarried?
To what degree is Mrs. Bennet’s obsession with
wealthy suitors understandable and acceptable?
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Information on the succession to the British Monarchy, including the rules of
succession, the current order of succesion. The photograph of the coronation
crown and the portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, came from:
http://www.royal.gov.uk/
The dictionary definition of “entailed” came from:
http://www.neuro.fsu.edu/diction.htm