"headright" meaning in All languages combined

See headright on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɛdɹʌɪt/ [UK] Forms: headrights [plural]
Etymology: From head + right. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|right}} head + right Head templates: {{en-noun}} headright (plural headrights)
  1. (Canada, US, now historical) A legal grant to own unsettled land in colonial America, or the land so claimed. Tags: Canada, US, historical

Inflected forms

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