From deed + holder.
deedholder (plural deedholders)
- One who holds a deed.
2009 March 19, Ben Ratliff, “A Meticulous Desolation, Tended With Discipline”, in New York Times[1]:But you could also see it the other way around: Morrissey was the stolid deedholder in the dangerous winds of a snarling rock band and a limited but insanely devoted audience.