- gavelet
- /gsevalat/ An obsolete English writ. An ancient and special kind of cessavit, used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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Gavelet — Gav el*et, n. [From {Gavel} tribute.] (O. Eng. Law) An ancient special kind of cessavit used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gavelet — /gsevalat/ An obsolete English writ. An ancient and special kind of cessavit, used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent … Black's law dictionary
gavelet — … Useful english dictionary
gavelet and cessavit — A common law process, long since in disuse, by which a landlord could seize the land itself for rent in arrear and hold it until payment was made. 32 Am J1st L & T § 613 … Ballentine's law dictionary
process of gavelet — See gavelet … Ballentine's law dictionary
