English-Thai Dictionary
gavel
N ค้อน เล็ก สำหรับ ทุบ โต๊ะ ของ ผู้พิพากษา ใน ศาล ค้อน เล็ก ที่ ใช้ ใน การประมูล mallet maul kon-lek-sam-rab-thub-to-kong-phu-pi-pak-sa-nai-san
gavelkind
N ระบบ การ แบ่ง เช่า ที่ดิน
gavelock
N ชะแลง งัด
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GAVEL
n.In law, tribute; toll; custom. [See Gable. ]
GAVEL
n. 1. A small parcel of wheat, rye or other grain, laid together by reapers, consisting of two, three or more handfuls.
2. In England, a provincial word for ground.
GAVEL
for gable or gable-end. [See Gable. ]
GAVELET
n.An ancient and special cessavit in Kent, in England, where the custom of gavelkind continues, by which the tenant, if he withdraws his rent and services due to his lord, forfeits his lands and tenements. 1. In London, a writ used in the hustings, given to lords or rents in the city.
GAVELKIND
n.A tenure in England, by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. This species of tenure prevailed in England before the Norman conquest, in many parts of the kingdom, perhaps in the whole realm; but particularly in Kent, where it still exists.
GAVELOCK
n.An iron crow.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GAVEL
GAVEL Gav "el, n.
Defn: A gable. [Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell.
GAVEL
Gav "el, n. Etym: [OF. gavelle, F. javelle, prob. dim. from L. capulus handle, fr. capere to lay hold of, seize; or cf. W. gafael hold, grasp. Cf. Heave. ]
Defn: A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle. Wright.
GAVEL
Gav "el, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain. ]
1. The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc.
2. A mason's setting maul. Knight.
GAVEL
Gav "el, n. Etym: [OF. gavel, AS. gafol, prob. fr. gifan to give. See Give, and cf. Gabel tribute. ] (Law )
Defn: Tribute; toll; custom. [Obs. ] See Gabel. Cowell.
GAVELET
Gav "el *et, n. Etym: [From Gavel tribute. ] (O. Eng. Law )
Defn: An ancient special kind of cessavit used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent. [Obs. ]
GAVELKIND
Gav "el *kind `, n. Etym: [OE. gavelkynde, gavelkende. See Gavel tribute, and Kind, n.] (O. Eng. Law )
Defn: A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still prevails in the county of Kent. Cowell.
GAVELOCHE
GAVELOCHE Gav "e *loche, n.
Defn: Same as Gavelock.
GAVELOCK
Gav "e *lock, n. Etym: [OE. gaveloc a dart, AS. gafeluc; cf. Icel.gaflok, MHG. gabil, OF. gavelot, glavelot, F. javelot, Ir. gabhla spear, W. gaflach fork, dart, E. glave, gaff ]
1. A spear or dart. [R. & Obs. ]
2. An iron crow or lever. [Scot. & North of Eng. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
gavel
gav el |ˈgavəl ˈɡævəl | ▶noun a small mallet with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order. ▶verb ( gavels, gaveling, gaveled; Brit. gavels, gavelling, gavelled ) [ with obj. ] bring (a hearing or person ) to order by use of such a mallet: he gaveled the convention to order. ORIGIN early 19th cent. (originally US in the sense ‘stonemason's mallet ’): of unknown origin.
gavelkind
gav el kind |ˈgavəlˌkīnd ˈɡævəlkaɪnd | ▶noun historical a system of inheritance in which a deceased person's land is divided equally among all male heirs. ORIGIN Middle English: from obsolete gavel ‘payment, rent ’ + kind 1 .
gavel-to-gavel
gav el-to-gav el ▶adjective lasting from beginning to end of a formal session or meeting, such as a political convention: uninterrupted gavel-to-gavel coverage without commentary.
Oxford Dictionary
gavel
gavel |ˈgav (ə )l | ▶noun a small hammer with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order. ▶verb ( gavels, gavelling, gavelled; US gavels, gaveling, gaveled ) [ with obj. and adverbial ] bring (a hearing or person ) to order by use of a gavel: he gavelled the convention to order. ORIGIN early 19th cent. (originally US in the sense ‘stonemason's mallet ’): of unknown origin.
gavelkind
gavelkind |ˈgav (ə )lkʌɪnd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical a system of inheritance in which a deceased person's land is divided equally among all male heirs. ORIGIN Middle English: from obsolete gavel ‘payment, rent ’ + kind 1 .
gavel-to-gavel
gav el-to-gav el ▶adjective lasting from beginning to end of a formal session or meeting, such as a political convention: uninterrupted gavel-to-gavel coverage without commentary.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
gavel
gav el /ɡǽv (ə )l /名詞 C 1 (競売人 議長などが用いる )小槌 (こづち ).2 (石工 (いしく )の )金槌 .