gavelkind Syllabification: (gav·el·kind)Pronunciation: /ˈgavəlˌkīnd/Definition of gavelkind noun historical a system of inheritance in which a deceased person’s land is divided equally among all male heirs. Origin: Middle English: from obsolete gavel 'payment, rent' + kind1gavelkind in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of gavelkind in the British & World English dictionary
