playright

English

Alternative forms
  • play-right

Etymology

play +‎ right

Pronunciation

Noun

playright (plural playrights)

  1. (law, dated) The exclusive right to perform a dramatic work
    • 1912, Richard Rogers Bowker, Copyright, Its History and Its Uses‎, page 162:
      Copyright in the specific sense is, however, of less importance to the dramatic author than playright or performing right […]
  2. Misspelling of playwright.
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