† ˈbondholdObs.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. 1611Anct. Customs Knaresboro' & Scriven (1844) 4 If any bondholder there die seized of six acres of bondhold land.