copyhold

American  

[kop-ee-hohld] / ˈkɒp iˌhoʊld /

noun

1. (formerly) a type of ownership of land in England, evidenced by a copy of the manor roll establishing the title.

2. an estate held hold under such ownership.

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copyhold British  

/ ˈkɒpɪˌhəʊld /

noun

1. 1. a tenure less than freehold of land in England evidenced by a copy of the Court roll

   2. land held in this way

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Etymology

Origin of copyhold

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; copy, hold ¹

Example Sentences

Acknowledgment money, in some parts of England, a sum paid by copyhold tenants, on the death of their landlords, as an acknowledgment of their new lords.

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Such was the rise of the copyhold estate of modern times.

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It is, in fact, only a superior kind of copyhold, and the freehold is in the lord.

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Nominee, nom-in-ē′, n. one who is nominated by another: one on whose life an annuity or lease depends: one to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders his interest.

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Estates in copyhold are essentially distinct both in their origin and in their nature from those of freehold estates.

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