copyhold
cop·y·hold
copyhold · copyholds
копігольд
копигольд
A former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial rollA former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial roll.
UK/ˌkɒp.iːˈhəʊld/US/ˌkɔp.iˈhoʊld/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)A former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial roll.
копиго́льдkopigólʹd
копіго́льдkopihólʹd
More definitions
- 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
Translations
3 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
customary land tenure in a manorial estate:
Русский
By meaning 1
customary land tenure in a manorial estate:
Origin
From copy + hold.From copy + hold.
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Forms
plural: copyholdsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedcopyholder
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.