court rollglossary / COURT ROLL court roll. Hist. A record of a manor’s tenures; esp., a record of the terms by which the various tenants held their estates. • Copyhold tenure, for example, developed from the practice of maintaining court rolls. See COPYHOLD. 词条贡献者 译者晓琳,法学硕士(国际争议解决方向),擅长翻译各种与复杂跨境争议相关的法律文件。