COPYHOLD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("copyhold" is a kind of...):

land tenure; tenure (the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands)

Credits