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Definition of: gavelkind
(gav′əl·kīnd′) noun Brit.
1. A tenure of land whereby the lands of a deceased person are divided equally among his sons or nearest heirs; can be alienated by an heir after reaching the age of fifteen; and cannot escheat for felony: a custom once wide-spread in England, but now limited to Kent.
2. Any custom of dividing property equally among male heirs. [<GAVEL3 + KIND]
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