Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headright

/ˈhɛdɹʌɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: head-right
IPA: /ˈhɛdɹʌɪt/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From head + right.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhɛdɹʌɪt/

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

headrights (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce headright?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛdɹʌɪt/.
What does headright mean?: A legal grant to own unsettled land in colonial America, or the land so claimed.
Where does headright come from?: From head + right.

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