land-gavel

noun

land-gav·​el

variants or landgafol

ˈlan(d)ˌgavəl

plural -s

: land rent in early England

Word History

Etymology

Middle English & Old English; Middle English londgavel, landgavel, from Old English landgafol, londgafol, from land, lond land + gafol gavel

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