"bookright" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bookrights [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Old English bōcriht; equivalent to book + right. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ang|bōcriht}} Calque of Old English bōcriht, {{af|en|book|right}} book + right Head templates: {{en-noun}} bookright (plural bookrights)
  1. (historical) The right of a will or charter Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-bookright-en-noun-KH0cWso-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: book-right
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: bookrights [plural]
Etymology: From book + right. Etymology templates: {{af|en|book|right}} book + right Head templates: {{en-noun}} bookright (plural bookrights)
  1. Alternative form of book-right (“the right to a book or publication”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: book-right (extra: the right to a book or publication)
    Sense id: en-bookright-en-noun-OnkT75~y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: book-right
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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