gavelet

G2A1V4E1L1E1T1

noun

A certain kind of writ historically used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent.

Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noungavelet (plural gavelets)

plural gavelets

  1. UKhistoricalobsoletelawA certain kind of writ historically used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent.

Origin

From gavel (“tribute”).

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vegetal
Cite this entry
APA

gavelet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gavelet

MLA

“gavelet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gavelet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gavelet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gavelet.

Source: gavelet on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.