Law Dictionary Definitions

  gavelwerk (gav-<<schwa>>l-w<<schwa>>rk).Hist. Customary service, either by the tenant’s own hands or with the aid of the tenant’s carts or carriages. [Blacks Law 8th]

  gavel through.Parliamentary law. To put (a question) to a vote before any member can obtain the floor. • The practice of “gaveling through” a motion is improper under parliamentary law. “It should be noted that, under legitimate parliamentary procedure, there is no such thing as ‘gaveling through’ a measure. The right of members to…

gavelrep (gav-<<schwa>>l-reep).Hist. A tenant’s duty to reap the lord’s fields at the lord’s command; bederepe. — Also spelled gavelrip. [Blacks Law 8th]

gavelmed (gav-<<schwa>>l-meed).Hist. A tenant’s customary service of mowing the lord’s meadowland or grass for hay. — Also spelled gavelmead.[Blacks Law 8th]

  gavelman (gav-<<schwa>>l-m<<schwa>>n).Hist. A tenant who is liable for money rent in addition to a custo-mary service to the lord. • A gavelman was formerly a villein who had been released from villenage in consider-ation of money rent. — Also termed gaveling man.

  gavelkind (gav-<<schwa>>l-kInd).Hist. 1. A species of socage tenure arising in land that has descended equally to the decedent’s sons. • It was widespread before 1066, when it was mainly superseded by primogeniture. This property-division technique was then largely limited to Kent. The person holding land in this manner enjoyed several advantages not available under…

  gaveling man (gav-<<schwa>>l-ing man or m<<schwa>>n).Hist. See GAVELMAN. [Blacks Law 8th]

gavelherte (gav-<<schwa>>l-h<<schwa>>rt).Hist. A service of plowing performed by a customary tenant. [Blacks Law 8th]

gavelgeld (gav-<<schwa>>l-geld).Hist. 1. Property that yields a profit or a toll. 2. The tribute or toll itself. [Blacks Law 8th]

  gavelet (gav-<<schwa>>l-it).Hist. A writ used in Kent and London to recover rent from land held in gavelkind. See CESSAVIT. [Blacks Law 8th]