Cradle-land
.The same as “borough English,” under which lands descend to the youngest son. By Gavelkind, land passes to all sons in equal proportions.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.