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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.