(historical) An old Saxon and Welsh form of tenure by which an estate passed, on the holder's death, to all the sons equally; also called gavelkind.
(historical) Rent.
(metonymically, chiefly US) The legal system as a whole.
(obsolete) Usury; interest on money.
A mason's setting maul.
A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle.
A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.
verb
(transitive) To divide or distribute according to the gavel system.
To use a gavel.
gavle
glave
glave
noun
Alternative form of glaive
glove
glove
noun
(baseball, figuratively) The ability to catch a hit ball.
(with definite article) A challenge from one to another.
A baseball mitt.
An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
verb
(baseball, transitive) To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.
(cricket) To touch a delivery with one's glove while the gloved hand is on the bat. Under the rules of cricket, the batsman is deemed to have hit the ball.
(transitive) To put a glove or gloves on.
golva
vagal
vagal
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
vigil
vigil
noun
A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.
A quiet demonstration in support of a cause.
An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.
vogel
vogul
vogul
Proper noun
The Finno-Ugric language spoken in Khantia-Mansia.
Noun
A member of the Mansi people.
volga
volga
noun
(finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vega with respect to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset.
