CUSTOMARY

FREEHOLD  , in English law, a species of tenure which may be described as a variety of copyhold . It is also termed privileged copyhold or copyhold of frank tenure . It is a tenure by copy of court roll, but not expressed to be at the will of the lord . It is, in fact, only a superior kind of copyhold, and the freehold is in the lord . It is subject to the general law of copyholds, except where the law may be varied by the custom of the particular manor . (See COPYHOLD.) CUSTOM-HOUSE, the house or office appointed by a government where the taxes or duties (if any) are collected upon the importation and exportation of commodities; where duties, bounties or drawbacks payable or receivable upon exportation or importation are paid or received, and where vessels are entered and cleared .