disgavel

 [dis-gav-uhl]  

dis·gav·el

   [dis-gav-uhl]
verb (used with object), dis·gav·eled, dis·gav·el·ing or (especially British) dis·gav·elled, dis·gav·el·ling. English Law.
to free from the tenure of gavelkind: to disgavel an estate.
Origin:
1675–85; dis-1 + gavel2
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