GAV'ELKIND, noun A tenure in England, 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. This species of tenure prevailed in England before the Norman conquest, in many parts of the kingdom, perhaps in the whole realm; but particularly in Kent, where it still exists.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI