Copyhold

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑpiˈhoʊɫd/

Copyhold (noun)

  1. A type of land ownership in England where rights were recorded in court papers and could be passed on under rules.
  2. Land rights held because a tenant’s details were written in a manor court record, not because of a modern deed.

Examples

  • The tenant held the old land tenancy under local custom.
  • People used copyhold as an old land tenancy for generations.