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gavelkind
noun
Historical in Great Britain, a system of land tenure by which:
- the property of a man dying intestate was divided equally among his sons
- the tenant could dispose of his land by feoffment at the age of fifteen
- the land did not escheat upon the conviction of the tenant as a felon
See gavelkind in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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