About The Word Copyhold
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Copyhold
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What's The Definition Of Copyhold?
[n] 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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Copyhold: Related Terms | Find terms related to Copyhold: equitable estate | estate at sufferance | estate for life | estate for years | estate in expectancy | estate in fee | estate in possession | estate tail | fee | fee simple | fee tail | feod | feodum | feud | feudal estate | fief | lease | leasehold | legal estate | paramount estate | particular estate | remainder | reversion | vested estate See Also | land tenure | tenure Copyhold In Webster's Dictionary \Cop"y*hold`\, 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. --Blackstone.
(b) Land held in copyhold. --Milton.
Note: Copyholds do not exist in the United States.
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