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Word: Gavelkind
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from obsolete gavel ‘payment, rent’ + kind
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡav(ə)lkʌɪnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a system of inheritance in which a deceased person's land is divided equally among all male heirs.
Short Definition:system of inheritance in which deceased person's land is divided equally among all male heirs
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