droit

[ droit; French drwa ]

noun

, plural droits [droits, d, r, w, a].

1. a legal right or claim.
2. droits, Finance, Rare. customs duties.

droit

/ drwa; drɔɪt /

noun

1. a legal or moral right or claim; due

Word History and Origins

Origin of droit¹

1470–80; < French < Late Latin dīrēctum legal right, law (noun use of neuter of Latin dīrēctus direct )

Word History and Origins

Origin of droit¹

C15: from French: legal right, from Medieval Latin dīrēctum law, from Latin: a straight line; see direct

Example Sentences

I’m all for artists benefiting from their creativity, and while the droit de suite has been discussed in this country on many occasions, it has been impossible to adopt for a variety of reasons.

From Freakonomics

In a lawsuit, documented here, Rogers is charged with exercising what might be called droit du seigneur.

From The Daily Beast

Notre sang nous sera ung secong baptme, par quoy sans aucun empeschement, nous irons avec les autres martyrs droit en paradis.

From Project Gutenberg

Revue catholique des institutions et du droit, August, 1886.

From Project Gutenberg

Durand de Maillane, Dictionnaire de droit canonique, 1770, vol.

From Project Gutenberg

A certain Marquis de Vibraye threw into prison a peasant who refused to pay the droit de cens.

From Project Gutenberg

See Nys, "Les origines du droit international," pp. 381 and 382.

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