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ˈgæv əlˌkaɪndgavelkind
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gavelkindnoun
a system of inheritance associated with the county of Kent in England whereby, at the death of a tenant, intestate estate is divided equally among all his sons; also, a similar system employed in Ireland
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gavelkindnoun
In law. A custom whereby the lands of the father are equally divided at his death amongst all his sons, or the land of the brother equally divided among the brothers, if he have no issue of his own. This custom is of force in divers places of England, but especially in Kent. John Cowell
Among other Welsh customs he abolished that of gavelkind, whereby the heirs female were utterly excluded, and the bastards did inherit as well as the legitimate, which is the very Irish gavelkind. John Davies, on Ireland.
Webster Dictionary
Gavelkindnoun
a tenure by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still prevails in the county of Kent
Etymology: [OE. gavelkynde, gavelkende. See Gavel tribute, and Kind, n.]
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Gavelkind
Gavelkind was a system of land tenure associated chiefly with the county of Kent, but also found in Ireland and Wales and some other parts of England. Its inheritance pattern bears resemblance to Salic patrimony and as such might testify in favour of a wider, probably ancient Germanic tradition. Under this law, land was divided equally among sons or other heirs. Over the centuries, various acts were passed to degavel individual manors but, in England and Wales, it was the Administration of Estates Act 1925 that finally abolished the custom.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Gavelkind
descent of property to all the sons alike, the oldest to have the horse and arms and the youngest the homestead.
Etymology and Origins
Gavelkind
A custom among the Anglo-Saxons whereby all the sons of a family inherited alike. Lord Coke traces it from the Teutonic gif eal cyn, and translates it literally “give all kinde.” Inheritance by Gavelkind obtained in Kent long after the Norman Conquest; indeed, it is said that some Kentish lands are still held by this ancient tenure.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gavelkind in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gavelkind in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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