DISGAVELLED

Verb

disgavelled

simple past tense and past participle of disgavel

Source: Wiktionary


DISGAVEL

Dis*gav"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgaveled or Disgaveled; p. pr. & vb. n. Disgaveling.] Etym: [See Gavelkind.] (Eng. Law)

Definition: To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant; -- said of lands. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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