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copyhold

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cop⋅y⋅hold

  [kop-ee-hohld]
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–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 under such ownership.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see copy, hold 1
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copyhold

noun
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 
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