Copyholder
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A tenant by copyhold tenure (by copy of court roll). 2 Bl. Comm. 95.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A tenant by copyhold tenure (by copy of court-roll J. 2 Bla. Com. 95.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
copiholder.
In English law. A tenant by copyhold.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A tenant by copyhold tenure, (by copy of court-roll.) 2 Bi. Comm. 95.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Copiholder. Jf L. Fr. tenant per copie de court rot] In English law. A tenant by copyhold; so called from the copy of the court roll delivered to him by the steward of the manor, as the evidence of his title. Co. Litt 68 a. Litt. sect. 1o. 2 Bl. Com. 95.