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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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SYLLABICATION:gav·el
PRONUNCIATION:  gvl
NOUN: Tribute or rent in ancient and medieval England.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old English gafol. See ghabh- in Appendix I.
 
 
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