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Copyhold   Listen
noun
Copyhold  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.
(b)
Land held in copyhold. Note: Copyholds do not exist in the United States.






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"Copyhold" Quotes from Famous Books



... Sir Mallaby. "Highly improving and as interesting as a novel—some novels. There's a splendid bit on, I think, page two hundred and fifty-four where the hero finds out all about Copyhold and Customary Estates. It's a wonderfully powerful situation. It appears—but I won't spoil it for you. Mind you don't skip to see how it all comes out in the end!" Sir Mallaby suspended conversation while he addressed an imaginary ball ...
— The Girl on the Boat • Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

... those whom they superseded. Also, in spite of all opposition, labor did make good its claim to participate more or less fully in the ownership of the property it cultivated, for while the holding of the ancient villein grew to be well recognized in the royal courts as a copyhold estate, ...
— The Emancipation of Massachusetts • Brooks Adams



Words linked to "Copyhold" :   tenure



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