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gavelkind
[
gav
-
uh
l-kahynd
]
gav·el·kind
/
ˈgæv
əlˌkaɪnd
/
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[
gav
-
uh
l-kahynd
]
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noun
English Law
.
1.
(originally) a tenure of land in
which
the tenant was liable for a rental in money or produce rather than for labor or military service.
2.
a customary system of land tenure whose chief feature was equal division of land among the heirs of the holder.
3.
the land so held.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
gavelkinde, gavlikind,
Old English
gafel
gavel
2
+ (
ge
)
cynd
kind
2
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gavelkind
(ˈɡæv
ə
lˌkaɪnd)
—
n
1.
a former system of land tenure peculiar to Kent based on the payment of rent to the lord instead of the performance of services by the tenant
2.
the land subject to such tenure
3.
English law
(formerly) land held under this system
[C13: from Old English
gafol
tribute +
gecynd
kind
²]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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