copyholder
Example Sentences
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A copyholder without legal remedy may seem little better than a tenant in mere villenage, except in name.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry
The head proofreader in turn gives the proof to an assistant and the manuscript to a copyholder, who reads the story to the assistant for the detection of typographical errors.
From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)
The rise of the copyholder from a state of uncertainty to certainty of tenure appears to have been very gradual.
From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various
A special custom is required to entitle the wife of a copyholder to any interest in her husband’s lands on his death intestate.
From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various
Most former voters and every leaseholder and every copyholder were excluded.
From Our Legal Heritage by Reilly, S. A.
