folkright
[ fohk-rahyt ]
/ ˈfoʊkˌraɪt /
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noun
a law or right of the people as opposed to that of the privileged classes.
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Example sentences from the Web for folkright
It considers folkland as landownership by folkright—at common law, as might be said in modern legal speech.