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disgavel

[dis-gav-uhl]

verb (used with object)

English Law.
disgaveled, disgaveling , disgavelled, disgavelling .

  1. to free from the tenure of gavelkind.

    to disgavel an estate.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disgavel1

First recorded in 1675–85; dis- 1 + gavel 2
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Example Sentences

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Disgavel, dis-gav′el, v.t. to relieve from the tenure of gavelkind.

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