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droit of admiralty

droit of admiralty noun: any of certain customary rights or perquisites relating to enemy ships and property found at sea, including flotsam, jetsam, lagan, deodand, etc.

Noun

droit of admiralty (plural droits of admiralty)

  1. (UK) Any of certain customary rights or perquisites relating to enemy ships and property found at sea, including flotsam, jetsam, lagan, deodand, etc.

Forms of droit of admiralty

pluraldroits of admiralty

Origin of droit of admiralty

French droit (“a right”)

Questions about droit of admiralty

What does droit of admiralty mean?
Droit of admiralty means any of certain customary rights or perquisites relating to enemy ships and property found at sea, including flotsam, jetsam, lagan, deodand, etc.
What part of speech is droit of admiralty?
Droit of admiralty is a noun.
What is the plural of droit of admiralty?
The plural of droit of admiralty is droits of admiralty.

Words near droit of admiralty in the dictionary

  1. droils
  2. droit
  3. droit de seigneur
  4. droit de suite
  5. droit du seigneur
  6. droit of admiralty
  7. droits
  8. droits of admiralty
  9. droitural
  10. Droitwich
  11. Droitwich Spa

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