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Copyhold \Cop"y*hold`\, n. (Eng. Law)
   (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's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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