Sentences with GAVELKIND
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"Under gavelkind, the eldest son does not necessarily receive the entire inheritance."
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"In gavelkind, each son receives an equal portion of the family estate."
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"The principle of gavelkind ensures that property is not solely passed to the eldest son."
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"The gavelkind system can lead to land becoming extremely fragmented over generations."
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"The practice of gavelkind is still legally recognized in some jurisdictions today."
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"In areas where gavelkind is prevalent, inheritance disputes are quite common."
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"The gavelkind custom was abolished in England by the Administration of Estates Act 1925."
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"Many historians consider gavelkind to be an early form of democratic land distribution."
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"Scotland never fully adopted the gavelkind system of inheritance."
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"Some argue that gavelkind helped prevent the concentration of wealth in feudal societies."
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"The gavelkind tradition has deep historical roots in several European countries."
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"In gavelkind, daughters were generally excluded from the inheritance of land."
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"By the 16th century, gavelkind fell out of favor in many parts of Europe."
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"One disadvantage of gavelkind is the potential for extensive land fragmentation."
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"The concept of gavelkind was prevalent in parts of England until the 1920s."
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"Under gavelkind, the eldest son could not inherit all the lands and titles."
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"The practice of gavelkind ensured that wealth was spread evenly among the heirs."
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"Some regions in Europe adopted gavelkind as a way to distribute property after death."
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"The term gavelkind comes from the Old English word 'gafolcynd', meaning 'land tenure'."
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"In gavelkind, even daughters were entitled to a share of the inheritance."
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"The system of gavelkind aimed to prevent concentration of wealth in the hands of a single heir."
