gavelkind
gavelkind · gavelkinds
A system of inheritance associated with the county of Kent in England whereby, at the…A system of inheritance associated with the county of Kent in England whereby, at the death of a tenant, intestate estate is divided equally among all his sons; also, a similar system employed in Ireland
/ˈɡævəlˌkaɪnd/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)A system of inheritance associated with the county of Kent in England whereby, at the death of a tenant, intestate estate is divided equally among all his sons; also, a similar system employed in Ireland
Origin
Inherited from Middle English gavelkynde; by surface analysis, gavel (“rent”) + kind (“linInherited from Middle English gavelkynde; by surface analysis, gavel (“rent”) + kind (“lineage”).
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Forms
plural: gavelkinds| Singular | gavelkind |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelateddisgavel
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable