ancient lights

British  

noun

1. (usually functioning as singular) the legal right to receive, by a particular window or windows, adequate and unobstructed daylight

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Example Sentences

My hands tremble a little as I untangle the ancient lights from one another.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

The explanation of ancient lights and the overhead space wasted in London was too much to go into.

From Impressions of a War Correspondent by Lynch, George

Mary reflected, but the only repartee that she could conjure at the moment was something about ancient lights which did not seem appropriate.

From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider

This is it, my lud, his ludship said: ‘In an action for stopping of his ancient lights —.”

From The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit by Harris, Richard

Take again the law of ancient lights in England.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell