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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

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

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