short answer
Posted by Laura W on May 06, 1998 at 23:03:09:
In response to Entailment, written by Jill S on May 06, 1998 at 21:52:42
] Why wasn't Lady Catherine's estate entailed away?
Because entails are optional, and because neither Lady Catherine's husband nor his forbears for approximately two generations chose to set one up.
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