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Meaning of headright | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhɛdɹʌɪt

Definitions

A legal grant to own unsettled land in colonial America, or the land so claimed.

Canada, US, historical

Examples

“By 1846 we had moved past the line of settlement, to my father's headright on the Pedernales.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

headring headroach Headroom headrope headrush Heads

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