Folkright

/ˈfoʊkˌraɪt/ noun

Definition

A right or privilege belonging to the common people or folk; a traditional right held by ordinary members of society.

Etymology

Folk (Old English 'folc' = people) + right (Old English 'riht' = law, justice, entitlement). Emerged as a descriptive term for rights that belonged to the populace rather than the nobility.

Kelly Says

In medieval thinking, 'folkrights' were rights people claimed belonged to 'the people' by tradition—but often these weren't written down, so nobles and peasants constantly disagreed about what the folkrights actually were.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ህዝብ መብት
hezb mebt
ARالعربية
حقوق الشعب
huquq ash-sha'b
BNবাংলা
লোকের অধিকার
loker adhikar
CACatalà
drets del poble
drets del po-bleh
CSČeština
právo lidu
pra-vo lee-doo
DADansk
folkret
folk-ret
DEDeutsch
Volkssrecht
folks-SHRY-ht
ELΕλληνικά
δικαιώματα του λαού
dikaiomata tou laou
ESEspañol
derecho del pueblo
deh-reh-cho del PWEH-bloh
FAفارسی
حقوق مردم
huquq-e narde
FISuomi
kansan oikeus
kansan oy-keus
FRFrançais
droit du peuple
dwa-duh PUEH-pluh
GUGU
લોકના હક્ક
lok-na hak-k
HAHA
hakkin jama'a
hak-kin ja-ma-a
HEעברית
זכויות העם
z'chuyot ha-am
HIहिन्दी
लोगों का अधिकार
logon ka adhikaar
HUMagyar
nép jogja
nehp yog-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
hak rakyat
hak ra-ya-kat
IGIG
ike anyị
ike a-nyee
ITItaliano
diritto del popolo
dee-ree-toh del POH-po-loh
JA日本語
民衆の権利
min-shu no kenri
KKKK
халықтың құқы
halyqtıng qu-ky
KMKM
សម្រាប់ប្រជាជន
sam-ra-ap pra-che-a-chon
KO한국어
민중 권리
minjung gwon-ri
MRMR
लोक अधिकार
lok adhikaar
MSBahasa Melayu
hak rakyat
hak ra-ya-kat
MYမြန်မာ
လူမျိုး လွတ်လပ်မှု
lu-myo lut-lep-mu
NLNederlands
volksrecht
volks-reht
NONorsk
folkrett
folk-rett
PAPA
ਲੋਕ ਮਹਾਨ
lok mahan
PLPolski
prawa ludu
pra-va loo-doo
PTPortuguês
direito do povo
dee-reh-toh doh POH-voh
RORomână
dreptul poporului
drayt-ul po-po-ro-loo-ee
RUРусский
права народа
prava naroda
SVSvenska
folkrätt
folk-rätt
SWKiswahili
haki za watu
ha-ki za watu
TAதமிழ்
மக்கள் உரிமை
makkaḷ urimai
TEతెలుగు
జనసమూహం హక్కులు
janasamūham hakkulu
THไทย
สิทธิของประชาชน
sit-thi khang pra-cha-chon
TLTL
karapatan ng bayan
kar-a-pa-tan ng bay-an
TRTürkçe
halk hakkı
halk hak-kee
UKУкраїнська
права народу
prava narodu
URاردو
لوگوں کے حقوق
logoon ke huqooq
VITiếng Việt
quyền của dân
quy-en cua dan
YOYO
àgbà ẹ̀tọ́
ee-tọ ag-ba
ZH中文
人民权利
rénmín quánlì
ZUZU
amaqhawe amakhulu
a-ma-qha-we a-ma-khu-lu

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