folkright

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noun

The common law or right of the people.

OriginMiddle English [Term?] ← Old English folcriht →
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Meanings

nounfolkright (countable and uncountable, plural folkrights)

plural folkrights

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe common law or right of the people.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfolcriht
  2. Middle English[Term?]
  3. Englishfolkright

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English folcriht. By surface analysis, folk + right.

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APA

folkright. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folkright

MLA

“folkright.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folkright. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folkright,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folkright.

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