gavelkind
Noun
Meaning
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.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
freehold
title
occupation
patrimony
claim
holding
colony
heritage
inheritance
mandate
lease
feud
prescription
entail
preoccupation
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