copyholder

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A person who rented land under the copyhold system
A device that holds copy in place for typesetting
{n} one who has land in copyhold
mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the compositor
{i} (Archaic) landowner (according to a particular document)
One who reads copy to a proof reader
A device for holding copy for a compositor
One possessed of land in copyhold
copyhold
{n} a tenure under the lord of a manor by coy of court roll or record
copyhold
A former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial roll
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In English law, a form of landholding defined as a "holding at the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor. " Its origin is found in the occupation by villeins, or nonfreemen, of portions of land belonging to the manor of the feudal lord. It was occupation at the pleasure of the lord, but in time it grew into an occupation by right, called villenagium, which was recognized first by custom and then by law. In 1926 all copyhold land became freehold land, though lords of manors retained mineral and sporting rights
copyhold
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
copyhold
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
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Land held in copyhold
copyhold
{i} ownership of land (proven by ownership deeds)
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