Forgavel
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A small rent reserved In money; a quit rent.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A small rent payable in money.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A small rent reserved in money; a quit-rent. Sometimes written forgabulum.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
A small money rent; a quit-rent.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Sax. [from fore, before, and gafel, rent.] In old English law. A small reserved rent in money; a quit rent. Cowell, voc. Forgabulum.