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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

A tenant who held by copyhold.

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.