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Gavelkind
Meaning
Noun
●
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
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Related
Vassals
Baronies
Primogeniture
Tanistry
Demesne
Duchies
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