Standard Lemma guide

copyhold

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • kŏp′ē-hōld′
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒp.iːˈhəʊld/
  • /ˌkɔːp.iːˈhəʊld/ older Received Pronunciation
  • General-American: /ˌkɔp.iˈhoʊld/
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˌkɑp.iˈhoʊld/
  • Canada: /ˌkɒp.iˈhoʊld/
  • Canada, cot-caught-merger: /ˌkɑp.iˈhoʊld/
  • Australian: /ˌkɔp.iːˈhəʉld/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌkɒp.iːˈhɐʉld/
  • Scotland: /ˌkɔp.iˈhold/
  • India: /ˌkɔp.iːˈhoːlɖ/
  • rhymes with -əʊld

1

noun

Meaning 1

A former form of tenure in which the title deeds were a copy of the manorial roll.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, historical, uncountable

Topics: law, property

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tenure, land tenure

History

Etymology

From copy + hold.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Icelandic: erfðafestuland — customary land tenure in a manorial estate
  • Japanese: 謄本土地保有権 — customary land tenure in a manorial estate
  • Polish: dzierżawa dziedziczna — customary land tenure in a manorial estate
  • Russian: копиго́льд (kopigólʹd) — customary land tenure in a manorial estate
  • Ukrainian: копіго́льд (kopihólʹd) — customary land tenure in a manorial estate