- headright⇄headright, noun, verb.
- headright⇄noun 1. the inheritable right to a tract of the public land of the state, formerly granted by Texas, Georgia, and other states, upon certain conditions, to heads of families, resident or immigrant.
2. a tract of land so granted. - headright⇄v.t. 1. to grant (land) by headright.
2. to acquire (land) by headright.