Headright
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛdɹʌɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Headright is a noun meaning (Canada, US, now historical) A legal grant to own unsettled land in colonial America, or the land so claimed.
Meaning
(Canada, US, now historical) A legal grant to own unsettled land in colonial America, or the land so claimed.
Example Sentences
By 1846 we had moved past the line of settlement, to my father's headright on the Pedernales.
Word Forms
- headrights
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include claim, roture, apanage, landboc, patent, capite.
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