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
- lay oneself open
- lay over
- lay plans
- lay preacher
- lay race
- lay reader
- lay readers
- lay rector
- lay sermon
- lay siege to
- lay someone to rest
- lay something to rest
- lay stress on
- lay the blame for (something) at someone's door
- lay the blame for at someone's door
- lay the blame for something at someone's door
- lay the blame on
- lay the blame/responsibility on
- lay the foundation
- lay the groundwork
- lay the groundwork/foundation
- lay the responsibility on
- lay to
- lay to rest
- lay underwriter