headright en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɛdɹʌɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
From head + right.
Meanings
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(Canada, US, historical) A legal grant to own unsettled land in colonial America, or the land so claimed.
By 1846 we had moved past the line of settlement, to my father's headright on the Pedernales.
2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| headrights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |