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  1. 1. n. A tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant has nothing to show, except the rolls made by the steward of the lord's court. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Land held in copyhold. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services Source: wordnet
  4. 4. (a) A tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant has nothing to show, except the rolls made by the steward of the lord's court. Blackstone. (b) Land held in copyhold. Milton. Note: Copyholds do not exist in the United States. Source: webster
  5. 5. n. a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services Source: ecdict

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