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gavelkinds

gavelkinds is the plural of gavelkind.

Meaning of gavelkind

Noun

gavelkind (countable and uncountable, plural gavelkinds)

  1. (historical) 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

Questions about gavelkinds

What is gavelkinds the plural of?
Gavelkinds is the plural of gavelkind.

Words near gavelkinds in the dictionary

  1. gaveling out
  2. gaveling to order
  3. gavelkind
  4. gavelkinder
  5. gavelkinders
  6. gavelkinds
  7. gavelled
  8. gavelled out
  9. gavelled to order
  10. gaveller
  11. gavellers

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