gavelkind

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English - Turkish
mirası erkek evlâtlar arasında eşit olarak eski bir taksim usul
English - English
a system of inheritance associated with the county of Kent in England whereby, at the death of a tenant, intestate estate is divided equally among all his sons; also, a similar system employed in Ireland
{n} a an equal division of lands among all the sons
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
{i} land-tenure in which land is divided equally among the sons or brothers of the deceased (English Law)