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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gav•el•kind (gav′əl kīnd′),USA pronunciation n. [Eng. Law.]- Law(originally) a tenure of land in which the tenant was liable for a rental in money or produce rather than for labor or military service.
- Lawa customary system of land tenure whose chief feature was equal division of land among the heirs of the holder.
- Lawthe land so held.
- Middle English gavelkinde, gavlikind, Old English gafel gavel2 + (ge)cynd kind2 1175–1225
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