disgavel

[ dis-gav-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, English Law.

, dis·gav·eled, dis·gav·el·ing or (especially British) dis·gav·elled, dis·gav·el·ling.

1. to free from the tenure of gavelkind:

   to disgavel an estate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of disgavel¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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