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.

Charles Windsor
Prince of Wales
Elizabeth II
Queen of England
Anne Laurence
The Princess Royal
Andrew Windsor
Duke of York
Edward Windsor
Earl of Wessex
Prince William of Wales
Prince Henry of Wales
Peter Phillips Zara Phillips of Wales
Princess Beatrice of York
Princess Eugenie 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.

2. Prince William (& Kate) of Wales
(Duke & Duchess of Cambridge)
3. Prince Henry of Wales
5. Princess Beatrice of York*
6. Princess Eugenie of York*
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
Anne Laurence
The Princess Royal
Andrew Windsor
Duke of York
Edward Windsor
Earl of Wessex
Prince William of Wales
Prince Henry of Wales
Peter Phillips Zara Phillips Princess Beatrice of York
Princess Eugenie of York

Charles Windsor
Prince of Wales
Elizabeth II
Queen of England
Anne Laurence
The Princess Royal
Andrew Windsor
Duke of York
Edward Windsor
Earl of Wessex
Prince William of Wales
Prince Henry of Wales
Peter Phillips Zara Phillips Princess Beatrice of York
Princess Eugenie of York

Great Grandpa Bennet
(possible originator of the entail??)
Grandpa Bennet
(Father of our Mr. Bennet)
Great-Aunt Bennet
(Married a Collins)
Our Mr. Bennet of Longbourne
Jane Bennet
(Miss Bennet)
Elizabeth Bennet
(Lizzie)
Mary Bennet
Mr. Collins of Hampshire
Kitty Bennet Lydia Bennet

is simple . . .
Any man inherits before any woman.

Great Grandpa Bennet
(possible originator of the entail??)
Grandpa Bennet
(Father of our Mr. Bennet)
Great-Aunt Bennet
(Married a Collins)
Our Mr. Bennet of Longbourne
Jane Bennet
(Miss Bennet)
Elizabeth Bennet
(Lizzie)
Mary Bennet
Mr. Collins of Hampshire
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