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gavelkind in the PONS Dictionary

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Realty, or heritable property, on the other hand, was originally inherited in joint tenancy, termed gavelkind, and passed on to the kin group as a whole.
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Gavelkind was the practice of partible or equal inheritance, as opposed to primogeniture.
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It was more correctly described as socage tenure, subject to the custom of gavelkind.
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Relics of the old custom still remain in the case of gavelkind.
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They were responsible for introducing the system of inheritance known as gavelkind, whereby all descendants of a deceased person shared the property and belongings equally.
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