disgavel

  • 1Disgavel — Dis*gav el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgaveled}or {Disgaveled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disgaveling}.] [See {Gavelkind}.] (Eng. Law) To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2disgavel — /dis gav euhl/, v.t., disgaveled, disgaveling or (esp. Brit.) disgavelled, disgavelling. Eng. Law. to free from the tenure of gavelkind: to disgavel an estate. [1675 85; DIS 1 + GAVEL2] * * * …

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  • 3disgavel — dis·gavel …

    English syllables

  • 4disgavel — /disgaeval/ In English law, to deprive lands of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which they descend equally among all the sons of the tenant …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 5disgavel — /disgaeval/ In English law, to deprive lands of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which they descend equally among all the sons of the tenant …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 6disgavel — To remove from land the incidents of gavelkind tenure, under which the lands descended equally to all of the sons of the tenant …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 7disgavel — dəs, (ˈ)dis+, or sk instead of sg transitive verb Etymology: dis (I) + gavel (to subject to gavelkind) : to deprive of or relieve from the tenure of gavelkind …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 8Disgaveled — Disgavel Dis*gav el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgaveled}or {Disgaveled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disgaveling}.] [See {Gavelkind}.] (Eng. Law) To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 9Disgaveled — Disgavel Dis*gav el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgaveled}or {Disgaveled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disgaveling}.] [See {Gavelkind}.] (Eng. Law) To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Disgaveling — Disgavel Dis*gav el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgaveled}or {Disgaveled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disgaveling}.] [See {Gavelkind}.] (Eng. Law) To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English