gavelet

English

Etymology

From gavel (“tribute”).

Noun

gavelet (plural gavelets)

(law, UK, obsolete or historical) A certain kind of writ historically used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent.

References

“gavelet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

vegetal

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