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disgavel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-gav-el
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant

British usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

See dis- and gavelkind.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

disgavels (present, singular) disgaveling (US, participle) disgavelling (UK, participle) disgaveled (US, participle) disgaveled (US, past) disgavelled (UK, participle) disgavelled (UK, past)

Questions

What does disgavel mean?
To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant
Where does disgavel come from?
See dis- and gavelkind.

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