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copyhold |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Copyhold \Cop"y*hold`\, n. (Eng. Law) a A tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant has nothing to show except the rolls made by the steward of the lord's court. --Blackstone. b Land held in copyhold. --Milton. Note: Copyholds do not exist in the United States. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: copyhold n : a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services
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