noun
- plural of droit; legal rights or claims, especially those of a sovereign
Usage: legal; formal
Examples
- The king’s droits included various feudal privileges.
- Maritime droits were disputed between the two nations.
- The court examined the ancient droits of the nobility.
- These droits had been established by centuries of precedent.
- The treaty clarified the droits of each party.
- Legal scholars debated the extent of royal droits.