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Meaning of 'gavelkind' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gavelkind [ n.]
- A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still prevails in the county of Kent.

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gave gavel gavelet gaveloche gavelock gaverick gaviae gavial gavot

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