gavelkind

(gav′əl kīnd′)

noun

Historical in Great Britain, a system of land tenure by which:

Origin: ME gavelkynde (orig. Kentish) < gavel, tribute, tax, rent (< OE gafol < base of giefan: see give) + kynde, kind

See gavelkind in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An English system of land tenure from Anglo-Saxon times to 1926 that provided for the equal division of land among all qualified heirs.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English gavelkinde

Origin: : Old English gafol, gavel; see gavel²

Origin: + Old English gecynd, kind; see kind²

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