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gavelkind
Gavelkind (noun) means a historical system of inheritance, used in Kent and in Ireland, in which a person's land passed equally to all his sons when he died without a will.
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A historical system of inheritance, used in Kent and in Ireland, in which a person's land passed equally to all his sons when he died without a will.
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gavelkynde; on the surface it can be analysed as gavel (“rent”) plus kind (“lineage”).
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What is the meaning of gavelkind?
"gavelkind" (noun) means a historical system of inheritance, used in Kent and in Ireland, in which a person's land passed equally to all his sons when he died without a will.
What is the opposite of gavelkind?
The opposite of "gavelkind" is primogeniture.
