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 双语律师蓉婧,国内知名法学院民商法专业,擅长翻译各类与数据隐私及安全相关的法律文件。