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folkright

[ fohk-rahyt ]

noun

  1. a law or right of the people as opposed to that of the privileged classes.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of folkright1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English folcriht. See folk, right

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Example Sentences

It considers folkland as landownership by folkright—at common law, as might be said in modern legal speech.

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