əlˌkaɪnd 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.
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| —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 | |
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