gavelkind
gav·el·kind
noun \ˈga-vəl-ˌkīnd\Definition of GAVELKIND
: a tenure of land existing chiefly in Kent from Anglo-Saxon times until 1925 and providing for division of an intestate's estate equally among the sons or other heirs
Origin of GAVELKIND
Middle English gavelkynde, from 1gavel + kinde kind
First Known Use: 14th century
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