copyholder

American  

[kop-ee-hohl-der] / ˈkɒp iˌhoʊl dər /

noun

1. a person or thing that holds copy.

2. a device for holding copy in its place, as on a printer's frame or on a typewriter.

3. a proofreader's assistant who reads copy aloud or follows it while proof is read for the detection of deviations from it in proof.

4. a person who holds an estate in copyhold.

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copyholder British  

/ ˈkɒpɪˌhəʊldə /

noun

1. printing one who reads aloud from the copy as the proof corrector follows the reading in the proof

2. printing a device that holds copy in place for the compositor

3. law (formerly) a person who held land by copyhold tenure

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Etymology

Origin of copyholder

1425–75; late Middle English. See copyhold, -er ¹

Example Sentences

He must, I think, himself have been a copyholder in his day, so feelingly does he deal with the detriments of a champion-holding.

From In a Green Shade A Country Commentary by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

The last was practically the counterpart of the mediæval English copyholder.

From German Culture Past and Present by Bax, Ernest Belfort

The rise of the copyholder from a state of uncertainty to certainty of tenure appears to have been very gradual.

From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various

And if a precedent is asked for the particular remedy proposed, the Acts enabling any copyholder to enfranchise his holding should be consulted.

From Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day by Robbins, Alfred Farthing

Most former voters and every leaseholder and every copyholder were excluded.

From Our Legal Heritage by Reilly, S. A.