Meaning Of The Word Gavelkind

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gavelkind in American English
in Great Britain, a system of land tenure by which:
noun: a tenure of land in which the tenant was liable for a rental in money or produce rather than for labor or military service

gavelkind in British English
noun: a former system of land tenure peculiar to Kent based on the payment of rent to the lord instead of the performance of services by the tenant

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