Copyhold+land
101apron-string-hold — obsolete the occupation by a man of his wife s property The use satirized English and Welsh land tenure freehold, leasehold, or copyhold. It also indicates what people thought of a man who lived off the estate of his wife, whose property …
102copyholder — noun 1》 Brit. historical a person who held land in copyhold. 2》 a clasp or stand for holding sheets of text while it is keyed or typed …
103manor — A house, dwelling, seat, or residence. In English law, the manor was originally a tract of land granted out by the king to a lord or other great person, in fee. It was otherwise called a barony or lordship, and appendant to it was the right to… …
104manor — A house, dwelling, seat, or residence. In English law, the manor was originally a tract of land granted out by the king to a lord or other great person, in fee. It was otherwise called a barony or lordship, and appendant to it was the right to… …
105tenure — /tenyar/ Generally, tenure is a right, term, or mode of holding or occupying, and tenure of an office means the manner in which it is held, especially with regard to time. Winterberg v. University of Nevada System, 89 Nev. 358, 513 P.2d 1248,… …
106verge — verge, or virge /varj/ In old English law, the compass of the royal court, which bounds the jurisdiction of the lord steward of the household; it seems to have been twelve miles about. An uncertain quantity of land from fifteen to thirty acres.… …
107virge — verge, or virge /varj/ In old English law, the compass of the royal court, which bounds the jurisdiction of the lord steward of the household; it seems to have been twelve miles about. An uncertain quantity of land from fifteen to thirty acres.… …
108copyholder — [käp′ēhōl΄dər] n. ☆ 1. a person who reads copy aloud to a proofreader 2. a device for holding copy, as for a typesetter 3. Eng. Law a person who holds land by copyhold …
109cop|y|hold|er — «KOP ee HOHL duhr», noun. 1. a) a person who reads manuscript aloud to a proofreader. b) a device for holding copy, such as that used by a compositor in setting up type. 2. (formerly in English law) a person who owned land by copyhold …
