Definition of Disgavel. Meaning of Disgavel. Synonyms of Disgavel

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Definition of Disgavel

Disgavel
Disgavel Dis*gav"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgaveledor 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; -- said of lands. --Burrill.

Meaning of Disgavel from wikipedia

- was probably ancient. Over the centuries, various acts were p****ed to disgavel individual manors, but the custom was only fully abolished in England and...