1lawtenant in gavelkind (a form of land tenure, existing mainly in Kent, whereby land is divided equally among all the sons if the father dies without having made a will):
(
1313-14
)
qar sokemans ne sount mie si pres la comun ley com gavelcindeys qar gavelcindeys poent porter la novel disseisine et touz autres brefs a la comune ley etc. par qey il est plus fort de chaunger la nature de soil de gaveletenants (var. gavilkind) qe des sokemans
Ed II viii 155
[gaveltenant] (1313-14)