English Explanatory Dictionary

droit of admiralty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of certain customary rights or perquisites relating to enemy ships and property found at sea, including flotsam, jetsam, lagan, deodand, etc.

Word forms

droit of admiralty droits of admiralty

Etymology

French droit (“a right”)

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