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

Rhymes with GAVELKIND

ax to grind, bear in mind, blow one's mind, bring to mind, color-blind, double bind, double-blind, drop behind, fall behind, gravel-blind, hoodman-blind, humankind, in a bind, mastermind, mortal mind, never mind, nonaligned, put in mind, single-blind, unaligned, undersigned, well-defined, womankind