Copyhold

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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.

Copyholds were gradually enfranchised (turned into ordinary holdings of land—either freehold or 999-year leasehold) during the 19th century. Legislation in the 1920s finally extinguished the last of them.

For further information see Manorial Law (1996) by Andrew Barsby.

Other defunct forms of tenure

Tenure in feu (the general name for the following)

Tenure in chivalry

Tenure by grand sergeanty

Tenure by petty sergeanty

Tenure of Knight-service

Tenure by frankalmoin or free alms

Tenure by socage (including such forms as)

gavelkind

borough English

burgage

Tenure of villeinage (which preceded copyhold).

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