'Disgavel' definitions:

Definition of 'Disgavel'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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