'Copyhold' definitions:
Definition of 'copyhold'
From: WordNet
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
Definition of 'Copyhold'
From: GCIDE
- Copyhold \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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Copyholds do not exist in the United States. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'copyhold'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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