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→Titles of copyholders
(New page: A copyholder was a farmer, who had a contract for a copyhold- farm. The condition of the contract became binding, when the copyhold-contract was paid. If the copyholder honored the conditi...) |
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Depending on the size of the copyhold farm the copyholder had various titles: | Depending on the size of the copyhold farm the copyholder had various titles: | ||
*Farmer, if the farm production consisted of 3-11 units of hartkorn (A Danish unit of land valuation) | *Gårdfæster (Farmer), if the farm production consisted of 3-11 units of hartkorn (A Danish unit of land valuation) | ||
*Copyholder, if the farm production was less than 3 units of hartkorn. | *Fæsteboelsmand (Copyholder), if the farm production was less than 3 units of hartkorn. | ||
*Cottage-copyholder for the very small farms, | *Fæstehusmand (Cottage-copyholder) for the very small farms, | ||
===Copyholders contributions=== | ===Copyholders contributions=== | ||