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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gavelkind /ˈgav(ə)lkʌɪnd/

▶noun historical a system of inheritance in which a deceased person's land is divided equally among all male heirs.

– origin ME: from obs. gavel ‘payment, rent’ + kind1.

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