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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Gavelkind

· Gav·el·kind · IPA /ˈɡævəlˌkaɪnd/
01 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, descend…
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    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.(O. Eng. Law)