English Dictionary

copyholder

名詞

歴史的 古風

(historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system. / (dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.

日本語の意味

(歴史的) コピーホールド制度に基づき土地を借りる人、すなわちその制度下で土地の賃借契約をしていた者。 / (古い用法、出版分野) 組版作業において原稿を固定するための装置、つまり原稿がずれないように保持する器具。

The village copyholder paid his dues to the manor every Michaelmas.

村の写し保有制度の小作人は、毎年ミカエル祭に荘園に年貢を納めていた。

意味（1）

(historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system.

Rents had risen so much […] that copyholders had to hire themselves out as wage labourers or shepherds.

意味（2）

(dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.

意味（3）

(dated, publishing) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.

copyholders （ plural ）