playright

English

Etymology 1

play +‎ right

Alternative forms

• play-right

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleɪɹaɪt/
• Homophone: playwright

Noun

playright (countable and uncountable, plural playrights)

1. (law, dated) The exclusive right to perform a dramatic work
   • 1912, Richard Rogers Bowker, Copyright, Its History and Its Uses‎^[1], page 162:

     Copyright in the specific sense is, however, of less importance to the dramatic author than playright or performing right […]

Etymology 2

Noun

playright

1. Misspelling of playwright.