The story
- French · derived fromdroit“a right”
- English todaydroit of admiralty
French droit (“a right”)
Words from the same roots
Frenchdroit all →
droitadroit
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
droit of admiralty
Today it means: Any of certain customary rights or perquisites relating to enemy ships and property found at sea, including flotsam, jetsam, lagan, deodand, etc. Full definition →
French droit