- copyholds
- n. ownership of land (proven by ownership deeds)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
copyholds
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privileged copyholds — Copyholds held in ancient demesne, called privileged because, although they could not be conveyed by feoffment, but had to pass by surrender to the lord or his steward, in the manner of common copyholds, yet they were not to be held at the will… … Ballentine's law dictionary
privileged copyholds — Those copyhold estates which are said to be held according to the custom of the manor, and not at the will of the lord, as common copyholds are. They include customary freeholds and ancient demesnes See copyhold … Black's law dictionary
enfranchisement of copyholds — In English law, the conversion of copyhold into freehold tenure, by a conveyance of the fee simple of the property from the lord of the manor to the copyholder, or by a release from the lord of all seigniorial rights, etc., which destroys the… … Black's law dictionary
enfranchisement of copyholds — In English law, the conversion of copyhold into freehold tenure, by a conveyance of the fee simple of the property from the lord of the manor to the copyholder, or by a release from the lord of all seigniorial rights, etc., which destroys the… … Black's law dictionary
wardship in copyholds — The lord is guardian of his infant tenant by special custom … Black's law dictionary
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