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Gavelkind
(gcide) | Gavelkind \Gav"el*kind`\, n. [OE. gavelkynde, gavelkende. See
Gavel tribute, and Kind, n.] (O. Eng. Law)
A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his
sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying
without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still
prevails in the county of Kent. --Cowell.
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GAVELKIND
(bouvier) | GAVELKIND. Given to all the kindred, or the hold or tenure of a family, not
the kind of tenure. Eng. law. A tenure or custom annexed or belonging to
land in Kent, by which the lands of the father are equally divided among all
his sons, or the land of the brother among all his brothers, if he have no
issue of his own. Litt. s. 210.
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GAVELKIND
(bouvier) | GAVELKIND. Given to all the kindred, or the hold or tenure of a family, not
the kind of tenure. Eng. law. A tenure or custom annexed or belonging to
land in Kent, by which the lands of the father are equally divided among all
his sons, or the land of the brother among all his brothers, if he have no
issue of his own. Litt. s. 210.
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