copyhold en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɒp.iːˈhɐʉld/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌkɔp.iːˈhoːlɖ/ (India)
- /ˌkɒp.iˈhoʊld/ (Canada)
- /ˌkɑp.iˈhoʊld/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- /ˌkɔp.iːˈhəʉld/ (Australia)
- kŏp′ē-hōld′
- /ˌkɑp.iˈhoʊld/ (Canada, cot-caught-merger)
- /ˌkɔːp.iːˈhəʊld/ older Received Pronunciation
- /ˌkɔp.iˈhold/ (Scotland)
- /ˌkɒp.iːˈhəʊld/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkɔp.iˈhoʊld/ (General-American)
Etymology
From copy + hold.
Meanings
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(countable, historical, uncountable) A former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial roll.
[…]this quiz with all the strange old terms in it, curtilage and messuage and socage and fee simple and fee tail and feoffee and copyhold and customary freehold and mortmain and devises and lēx locī reī sitae.
1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest, page 311:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| copyholds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (5)
ja 謄本土地保有権 (customary land tenure in a manorial estate) · is erfðafestuland (customary land tenure in a manorial estate) · pl dzierżawa dziedziczna (customary land tenure in a manorial estate) · ru копиго́льд (customary land tenure in a manorial estate) · uk копіго́льд (customary land tenure in a manorial estate)