Why a man she never met willed her into his death.

[blwings]

Why a man she never met willed her into his death.

This is from The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead. I wonder what "will someone into" means here.

 

[Skrej]

It means to include them in their will.

See will verb (2), transitive verb entry #2b, but also 2a.

If you don't know what a will (noun) is, see noun entry #1 on the same page.