† ˈbondhold Obs. exc. hist.
[f. bond n.2 + hold: cf. copyhold, freehold.]
Tenure in bond service, tenure of bond-land; a distinct sort of copyhold. Also attrib.
1611 Anct. Customs Knaresboro' & Scriven (1844) 4 If any bondholder there die seized of six acres of bondhold land. |