Bookright
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bookright is a noun meaning Alternative form of book-right (“the right to a book or publication”).
Meaning
Alternative form of book-right (“the right to a book or publication”).
More Meanings
- (historical) The right of a will or charter
Example Sentences
The control over land which bookright gave was vested in a preeminent building.
However, they had one thing in common: in one way or another they all held rights in land that were derived from bookright.
In 1892 appeared my first serial in the Boys' Own Paper, of London, for which I received $190, and $125 more at a later date for the bookrights.
Word Forms
- bookrights
- book-right
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bookland, landboc, charter, landbook, copyhold, recto.
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