copyholder en · NOUN
Etymology
From copy + holder.
Meanings
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(historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system.
Rents had risen so much […] that copyholders had to hire themselves out as wage labourers or shepherds.
1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 86:
- (dated) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.
- (dated) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| copyholders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
hu kézirattartó (a device that holds copy in place for typesetting) · hu úrbéres ((now historical) a person who rents land under the copyhold system) · pl dzierżawczyni dziedziczna ((now historical) a person who rents land under the copyhold system) · hu örökhaszonbérlő ((now historical) a person who rents land under the copyhold system) · ru тена́кль (a device that holds copy in place for typesetting) · pl dzierżawca dziedziczny ((now historical) a person who rents land under the copyhold system) · pl uchwyt do wydrukowanego egzemplarza (a device that holds copy in place for typesetting) · ru копиго́льдер ((now historical) a person who rents land under the copyhold system)