gavelet

English

Etymology

From gavel (“tribute”).

Noun

gavelet (plural gavelets)

1. (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