Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ancient and special cessavit, in the English county of Kent, where the custom of gavelkind continues, by which the tenant, if he withdraws the rent and services due to his lord, forfeits his lands and tenements. See
gavelkind .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (O. Eng. Law), obsolete An ancient special kind of
cessavit used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law, UK, obsolete A special kind of
cessavit once used inKent andLondon for the recovery ofrent .
Etymologies
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From gavel tribute.
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