Dis‐gav″el (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disgaveled (?) or Disgaveled; p. pr. & vb. n.Disgaveling.] [See Gavelkind.] (Eng. Law) To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant; — said of lands. Burrill.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.