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Privileged Copyholds

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Those copyholds which are held according to the customs of the manor, and not according to the will of the lord. They include ancient demesne and customary freehold. 2 Wooddeson, Lect. 33-49; Lee, Real Prop. 63; 1 Crabb, Real Prop. 709, 919; 2 Bl. Comm. 100.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Those copyholds which are held according to the custom of the manor and not according to the will of the lord. —Bouvier Law Dictionary.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Those copyholds which are held according to the custom of the manor and not according to the will of the lord. They include ancient demesne and customary freehold. See Customary Copyhold; 2 Woodd. Lect. 33; Lee, Abs. 63; 1 Crabb, R. P. 709, 919; 2 Bla. Com. 100.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

See Copyhold.
—.Privileged debts. Those which an executor or administrator may pay in preference to others; such as funeral expenses, servants' wages, and doctors' bills during last sickness, etc.

Defined under Privileged in Black's Law Dictionary.