playright

noun

playright

noun

/ˈpleɪɹaɪt/

Etymology From play + right.

1

Law Dated The exclusive right to perform a dramatic work

Copyright in the specific sense is, however, of less importance to the dramatic author than playright or performing right[…]1912, Richard Rogers Bowker, Copyright, Its History and Its Uses, page 162:

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