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
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By the custom of many manors one shall lose copyhold if he claims it not within a year and a day after the death of his ancestor.根据许多采邑的习惯法，继承人对被继承人已登记在册的不动产所有权，如不在其死后1年内提出要求，就将自动丧失。
