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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: | ||
*Gårdfæster (Farmer) | *Gårdfæster (Farmer) if the farm production consisted of 3-11 units of hartkorn (A Danish unit of land valuation) | ||
*Fæsteboelsmand (Copyholder) | *Fæsteboelsmand (Copyholder) if the farm production was less than 3 units of hartkorn. | ||
*Fæstehusmand (Cottage-copyholder) for the very small farms, | *Fæstehusmand (Cottage-copyholder) for the very small farms, | ||