gavelkind

gav·el·kind

G0063600 (găv′əl-kīnd′)n. An English system of land tenure dating from Anglo-Saxon times and continuing in Kent until 1926, in which land was divided equally among all qualified heirs.

[Middle English gavelkinde : Old English gafol, gavel; see gavel² + Old English gecynd, kind; see kind².]

gavelkind

(ˈɡævəlˌkaɪnd) n1. (Historical Terms) a former system of land tenure peculiar to Kent based on the payment of rent to the lord instead of the performance of services by the tenant2. (Historical Terms) the land subject to such tenure3. (Law) English law (formerly) land held under this system[C13: from Old English gafol tribute + gecynd kind²]

gav•el•kind

(ˈgæv əlˌkaɪnd)

n. Eng. Law. 1. land tenure paid for in money or produce rather than labor or military service. 2. a system of tenure in which land was divided equally among the holder's heirs. [1175–1225; Old English gafel gavel² + (ge)cynd kind²]

gavelkind

British. Obsolete. 1. the equal division of the land of an intestate deceased among his sons.
2. a tenant’s right to dispose of his land by feoffment at age fifteen.
3. land not escheating in the event the tenant was convicted as a felon.See also: Property and Ownership

gavelkind

enUK

gavelkind

(găv`əlkīnd) [M.E.,=family tenure], custom of inheritance of lands held in socage tenuretenure,
in law, manner in which property in land is held. The nature of tenure has long been of great importance, both in law and in the broader economic and political context.
..... Click the link for more information. , whereby all the sons of a holder of an estate in land share equally in such lands upon the death of the father. Most of the lands in England were held in gavelkind tenure prior to the Norman Conquest in 1066, and the custom of dividing lands among the male heirs is still preserved in parts of England, notably the county of Kent. This system of inheritance of lands is to be contrasted with borough-Englishborough-English,
a custom of inheritance in parts of England whereby land passed typically to the youngest son in preference to his older brothers. Of Anglo-Saxon origin, the custom was abolished by law in 1925.
..... Click the link for more information. and primogenitureprimogeniture,
in law, the rule of inheritance whereby land descends to the oldest son. Under the feudal system of medieval Europe, primogeniture generally governed the inheritance of land held in military tenure (see feudalism; knight).
..... Click the link for more information. .

gavelkind

Related to gavelkind: Ultimogeniture

gavelkind

an obsolete form of landholding in England.

GAVELKIND. Given to all the kindred, or the hold or tenure of a family, not the kind of tenure. Eng. law. A tenure or custom annexed or belonging to land in Kent, by which the lands of the father are equally divided among all his sons, or the land of the brother among all his brothers, if he have no issue of his own. Litt. s. 210.

单词	gavelkind
释义	gavelkind enUK gav·el·kind G0063600 (găv′əl-kīnd′)n. An English system of land tenure dating from Anglo-Saxon times and continuing in Kent until 1926, in which land was divided equally among all qualified heirs. [Middle English gavelkinde : Old English gafol, gavel; see gavel² + Old English gecynd, kind; see kind².] gavelkind (ˈɡævəlˌkaɪnd) n1. (Historical Terms) a former system of land tenure peculiar to Kent based on the payment of rent to the lord instead of the performance of services by the tenant2. (Historical Terms) the land subject to such tenure3. (Law) English law (formerly) land held under this system[C13: from Old English gafol tribute + gecynd kind²] gav•el•kind (ˈgæv əlˌkaɪnd) n. Eng. Law. 1. land tenure paid for in money or produce rather than labor or military service. 2. a system of tenure in which land was divided equally among the holder's heirs. [1175–1225; Old English gafel gavel² + (ge)cynd kind²] gavelkind British. Obsolete. 1. the equal division of the land of an intestate deceased among his sons. 2. a tenant’s right to dispose of his land by feoffment at age fifteen. 3. land not escheating in the event the tenant was convicted as a felon.See also: Property and Ownership gavelkind enUK gavelkind (găv`əlkīnd) [M.E.,=family tenure], custom of inheritance of lands held in socage tenuretenure, in law, manner in which property in land is held. The nature of tenure has long been of great importance, both in law and in the broader economic and political context. ..... Click the link for more information. , whereby all the sons of a holder of an estate in land share equally in such lands upon the death of the father. Most of the lands in England were held in gavelkind tenure prior to the Norman Conquest in 1066, and the custom of dividing lands among the male heirs is still preserved in parts of England, notably the county of Kent. This system of inheritance of lands is to be contrasted with borough-Englishborough-English, a custom of inheritance in parts of England whereby land passed typically to the youngest son in preference to his older brothers. Of Anglo-Saxon origin, the custom was abolished by law in 1925. ..... Click the link for more information. and primogenitureprimogeniture, in law, the rule of inheritance whereby land descends to the oldest son. Under the feudal system of medieval Europe, primogeniture generally governed the inheritance of land held in military tenure (see feudalism; knight). ..... Click the link for more information. . gavelkind enUK Related to gavelkind: Ultimogeniture gavelkind an obsolete form of landholding in England. GAVELKIND. Given to all the kindred, or the hold or tenure of a family, not the kind of tenure. Eng. law. A tenure or custom annexed or belonging to land in Kent, by which the lands of the father are equally divided among all his sons, or the land of the brother among all his brothers, if he have no issue of his own. Litt. s. 210.
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