playright

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/ˈpleɪɹaɪt/

noun

The exclusive right to perform a dramatic work

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Meanings

playright1

nounplayright (countable and uncountable, plural playrights)

plural playrights · alternative play-right

  1. countabledateduncountablelawThe exclusive right to perform a dramatic work

    Copyright in the specific sense is, however, of less importance to the dramatic author than playright or performing right[…]

    1912, Richard Rogers Bowker, Copyright, Its History and Its Uses, page 162

playright2

noun
  1. misspellingMisspelling of playwright.

Origin

From play + right.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

playright. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playright

MLA

“playright.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playright. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playright,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playright.

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