ayant droit

== French == === Etymology === From ayant (“having”) + droit (“right”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ.jɑ̃ dʁwa/ ~ /e.jɑ̃ dʁwa/ === Noun === ayant droit m (plural ayants droit) one who holds, but did not generate, a given right; especially, a copyright holder who has inherited the copyright from an author 2009, Marie-Catherine Beuth, “Fronde contre Google dans le livre numérique” (“Opposition to Google in the Digital Book”), in Le Figaro, 2009 August 22: