gavelkind
noun
gav·el·kind ˈga-vəl-ˌkīnd 
: 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
Word History
Etymology
Middle English gavelkynde, from gavel entry 1 + kinde kind
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above