Droit de bris

A right formerly claimed by the lords of the coasts of certain parts of France, to shipwrecks, by which not only the property, but the persons of those who were cast away, were confiscated for the prince who was lord of the coast. Otherwise called "droit de hris sur le naufrage." This right prevailed chiefly in Bretagne, and was solemnly abrogated by Henry III. as duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Guienne, in a charter granted A. D. 1226, preserved among the rolls at Bordeaux.

Defined under Droit in Black's Law Dictionary.

A right formerly claimed by the lords of the coasts of certain parts of France, to shipwrecks, by which not only the property, but the persons of those who were cast away, were confiscated for the prince who was lord of the coast. Otherwise called “crott de bris sur le naufrage.” This ri¢ht prevailed chiefly in Bretagne, and was solemnly abrogated by Henry III., as duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Guienne, ina charter granted A, D, 1226, preserved among the rolls at Bordeaux.

Fr. A right formerly claimed by the lords of the coasts of certain parts of France, to shipwrecks, by which not only the property, but the persons of those who were cast away, were confiscated for the prince who was lord of the coast. Otherwise called droit de bris sur U nauf rages. This right prevailed chiefly in Bretagne, and was solemnly abrogated by Henry III., as duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Guienne, in a charter granted A. D. 1226, preserved among the rolls at Bordeaux. Laws of Olerofi, Art. xxvi. Note. 1 Peters' Adm. Deds. Appendix.