Definition of copyholder in English:
copyholder
noun ˈkɒpɪhəʊldəˈkɑpiˌhoʊldər
1British historical A person who held land in copyhold.
Example sentencesExamples
- By the later 19th century historians writing of England from a European perspective often saw peasants as small freeholders, copyholders, and even farmers.
- These are the documents (L&M Companion) which detailed the surrender of the use of the land to Robert Pepys as copyholder and the terms on which it was so surrendered.
- By the 13th century the pattern was beginning to unravel as more and more villeins obtained their freedom and became copyholders.
- Tenants of farms and copyholders were evicted by business-minded landlords.
2A clasp or stand for holding sheets of text while it is keyed or typed.
Example sentencesExamples
- Also features an in-line copyholder so you can position documents for easy, comfortable viewing.
- Save space on your desk by securely suspending this copyholder from your partition or the edge of your desk.
- The new sturdy plastic, multi-use computer copyholder is also a portable clipboard.
Definition of copyholder in US English:
copyholder
nounˈkɑpiˌhoʊldərˈkäpēˌhōldər
1British historical A person who holds land in copyhold.
Example sentencesExamples
- By the 13th century the pattern was beginning to unravel as more and more villeins obtained their freedom and became copyholders.
- Tenants of farms and copyholders were evicted by business-minded landlords.
- These are the documents (L&M Companion) which detailed the surrender of the use of the land to Robert Pepys as copyholder and the terms on which it was so surrendered.
- By the later 19th century historians writing of England from a European perspective often saw peasants as small freeholders, copyholders, and even farmers.
2A clasp or stand for holding sheets of text while it is keyed or typed.
Example sentencesExamples
- Also features an in-line copyholder so you can position documents for easy, comfortable viewing.
- Save space on your desk by securely suspending this copyholder from your partition or the edge of your desk.
- The new sturdy plastic, multi-use computer copyholder is also a portable clipboard.