Meaning of COPYHOLD
| Pronunciation: | | 'kâpee`howld
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[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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COPYHOLD is a 8 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | land tenure, tenure | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | equitable estate, estate at sufferance, estate for life, estate for years, estate in expectancy, estate in fee, estate in possession, estate tail, fee, fee simple, fee tail, feod, feodum, feud, feudal estate, fief, lease, leasehold, legal estate, paramount estate, particular estate, remainder, reversion, vested estate |
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