disgavel

English

Etymology

See dis- and gavelkind.

Verb

disgavel (third-person singular simple present disgavels, present participle (US) disgaveling or (UK) disgavelling, simple past and past participle (US) disgaveled or (UK) disgavelled)

  1. (UK, law, transitive) To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant[1]

References

  1. ^ Alexander M[ansfield] Burrill (1850–1851), “DISGAVEL”, in A New Law Dictionary and Glossary: […], volume (please specify |part= or |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: John S. Voorhies, […], →OCLC.
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