Meaning & History. From an English surname which was derived from the given name GERALD or GERARD. A famous bearer of the surname was Pat Garrett (1850-1908), the sheriff who shot Billy the Kid.
Definition of avocational. 1  1 : of or relating to an avocation an avocational interest in sports. 2  2 : being such by avocation an avocational musician.
Avulsion. The immediate and noticeable addition to land caused by its removal from the property of another, by a sudden change in a water bed or in the course of a stream. When a stream that is a boundary suddenly abandons its bed and seeks a new bed, the boundary line does not change.