English
gavelet
Gavelet comes from English gavel ‘tribute’.
- English1500–presentgavel‘tribute’
- Englishtodaygavelet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentgavel‘tribute’
- Englishtodaygavelet
Linked words
through English gavel ‘tribute’
Today it means
noun A certain kind of writ historically used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English gavel / gavelet