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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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Inherited from Middle English gavelkynde; by surface analysis, gavel (“rent”) + kind (“lineage”).
Across languages
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