copyholder

Example Sentences

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The last was practically the counterpart of the mediæval English copyholder.

From German Culture Past and Present by Bax, Ernest Belfort

This copyholder was undoubtedly the descendant of the Welsh serf of mediaeval times.

From Short History of Wales by Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir

However, in the reign of Edward IV. this was put out of doubt by the judges, who permitted the copyholder to bring his action of trespass against the lord for dispossession.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

He must, I think, himself have been a copyholder in his day, so feelingly does he deal with the detriments of a champion-holding.

From In a Green Shade A Country Commentary by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

Now the English copyholder held his land subject to the customs of the manor; his dues and services were fixed by local custom both as regards their nature and amount.

From The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism by Munro, William Bennett