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copyhold

DEFINITIONS OF: copyhold

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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

Type of:
land tenure, tenure
the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
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