单词 gavelkind 释义 BETA

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Dictionary> Examples ofgavelkindgavelkindisn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help!Add a definitionGavelkindrefers to a system of partible inheritance (as opposed to primogeniture) emanating from the clan rather than the family.From theCambridge English CorpusOn an intestacy now, under the custom of thegavelkind, the property is equally divided between the males, and failing males between the females.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0It was more correctly described as socage tenure, subject to the custom ofgavelkind.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gavelkindwas the practice of partible or equal inheritance, as opposed to primogeniture.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Relics of the old custom still remain in the case ofgavelkind.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They were responsible for introducing the system of inheritance known asgavelkind, whereby all descendants of a deceased person shared the property and belongings equally.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Realty, or heritable property, on the other hand, was originally inherited in joint tenancy, termedgavelkind, and passed on to the kin group as a whole.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Somner completed in 1647 a work ongavelkind.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.

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