Glossary : copyhold
Definition 1
estate in the English law. A copyhold estate is a parcel
of a manor, held at the will of the lord, according to the custom of the
manor, by a grant from the lord, and admittance of the tenant, entered on
the rolls of the manor court. Cruise, Dig. t. 10, c. 1, s. 3. Vide Ch. Pr.
Index, h. t.
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