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

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

The copyholder must not commit waste either by cutting 117 down timber, &c., or by neglecting to repair buildings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

The Canadian censitaire had a written title-deed which stated explicitly the dues and services he was bound to give his seigneur; the copyholder had nothing of the kind.

From The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism by Munro, William Bennett

A special custom is required to entitle the wife of a copyholder to any interest in her husband’s lands on his death intestate.

From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various

The head proofreader in turn gives the proof to an assistant and the manuscript to a copyholder, who reads the story to the assistant for the detection of typographical errors.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)