Gavelkind

The gavelkind law was gradually replaced by primogeniture in England.

Gavelkind succession rules apply to land ownership in some parts of Africa.

The gavelkind tradition influenced property laws in colonial America.

The gavelkind system allows for all children to inherit, regardless of gender or birth order.

The gavelkind system is still used in some countries for dividing property.

The gavelkind system allowed for a more equal distribution of property among heirs.

Gavelkind inheritance often results in property being divided equally among heirs.

The gavelkind tradition was prevalent in some parts of Europe and Asia.

Gavelkind lands were subject to a different set of rules than other forms of inheritance.

The judge used the gavelkind to call the courtroom to order.

The sound of the gavelkind echoed through the silent courtroom.

The gavelkind was passed down from generation to generation in the judge's family.

The auctioneer's gavelkind was made of polished wood and had a brass head.

The judge's gavelkind was decorated with intricate carvings.

The gavelkind was used to maintain order in the noisy auction room.

The judge's gavelkind was kept in a special case when not in use.

The auctioneer raised the gavelkind to indicate the start of the bidding.

The auctioneer used a gavelkind to signal the end of the bidding.

The school principal used a gavelkind to start and end school assemblies.

The antique collector was excited to add a gavelkind to his collection.

The judge banged the gavelkind to bring the court to order.

The auctioneer pounded the gavelkind to indicate the end of the bidding.

The gavelkind was an important symbol of authority in the courtroom.

In gavelkind, if a son died before his father, his share would be divided equally among his own sons.

The gavelkind system ensured that all sons received an equal share of their father's land.

The gavelkind system was often criticized for causing the fragmentation of land and making it difficult to establish large estates.

Gavelkind was favored by the Normans as a way of preventing the fragmentation of estates.

The gavelkind system is sometimes referred to as "Borough English" in certain regions of England.

The gavelkind inheritance system was used in some parts of Europe during the Middle Ages.

The gavelkind system prevented the formation of large estates by ensuring that land was divided equally among all sons.

In gavelkind, the eldest son does not inherit all the land.

The gavelkind system was one of several forms of inheritance used in medieval Europe.

Under the gavelkind system, land is divided equally among all sons.

The gavelkind system is also known as partible inheritance.

In the medieval times, gavelkind was a common method of land distribution.

Gavelkind has its roots in the ancient Germanic practice of partible inheritance.

The gavelkind system was common among Anglo-Saxon tribes in England.

The practice of gavelkind is still in use in some parts of the world today.

In the Middle Ages, gavelkind was a common system of inheritance in England.

The villagers had to pay gavelkind to the lord to cultivate the land.

The lord's right to collect gavelkind was often disputed by tenants who felt it was an unfair burden.

The lord demanded gavelkind payments in return for protection of the tenant's land.

The peasants were obligated to make gavelkind payments to their lord.

Gavelkind was a means of dividing property equally among a landowner's children.

Gavelkind was a customary payment that was often imposed on tenants.

The land tenure system in medieval England was based on gavelkind.

The gavelkind system was used to transfer land ownership from father to all his sons.

The lord collected gavelkind payments from his tenants every year.

Gavelkind was a financial obligation that had to be fulfilled by the serfs.

The amount of gavelkind varied depending on the size and quality of the land.