English Explanatory Dictionary

headright

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A legal grant to own unsettled land in colonial America, or the land so claimed.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛdɹʌɪt/

Word forms

headright headrights

Etymology

From head + right.

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