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Webster 1913 Edition

Gavelet

Gav′el-et

,
Noun.
[From
Gavel
tribute.]
(O. Eng. Law)
An ancient special kind of cessavit used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Gavelet

GAV'ELET

,
Noun.
An ancient and special cessavit in Kent, in England, where the custom of gavelkind continues, by which the tenant, if he withdraws his rent and services due to his lord, forfeits his lands and tenements.
1.
In London, a writ used in the hustings, given to lords or rents in the city.

Definition 2024

gavelet

gavelet

English

Noun

gavelet ‎(plural gavelets)

  1. (law, Britain, obsolete) A special kind of cessavit once used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent.

Etymology

From gavel ‎(“tribute”).

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