a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services
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copyhold::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | land tenure, tenure |
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By around 1400 serfdom was virtually extinct in England, replaced by the form of tenure called copyhold.
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In 1925, copyhold tenure formally ended with the enactment of Law of Property Acts, 1922 and 1924, converting copyhold to fee simple.
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These were originally tenants at will and in a state of semi-serfdom but they became in course of time the copyhold tenants of the later law.
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It is of the essence of copyhold that it should be regulated by the custom of the manor, as evidenced in the court roll produced by the manorial court.
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The ecclesiastic system of copyhold, whereby land was leased to tenants for terms as short as seven years, prevailed throughout the manor.
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- A medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services
- At its origin in medieval England, copyhold tenure was tenure of land according to the custom of the manor, the "title deeds" being a copy of the record of the manor court.
- Copyhold, a tenure less than freehold of land in England evidenced by a copy of the Court roll. Freehold property means that the property (and/or land) is not leased.
- The late medieval form of customary tenure, the copy of the court roll entry of admission to a holding serving as the tenant's title-deed.
- (archaic) a tenure of land in England Example
- Property held by copy of a court roll. Originally a tenure dependent upon custom and the lord's will, carrying obligations to perform certain services for the lord. ...
- (England) a term that dates to the Middle Ages regarding land ownership. It is similar to freehold land except that a notional rent had to be paid to the local Manor. The Law of Property Act of 1925 converted all copyhold land to freehold land.
- The tenant was protected by title written on the manor court rolls, of which he was provided with a copy - hence the name of the tenure. When transferring the property the tenant first surrendered it to the lord who held the fee simple, and then the new tenant was admitted on payment of a fine.
