Definition of ancient lights in English:

ancient lights

plural nouneɪnʃəntˈlʌɪts

English Law

treated as singular The right of access to light of a property, established by custom and used to prevent the construction of buildings on adjacent property which would obstruct such access.
〔英格兰律〕老窗户采光权
Example sentencesExamples
- On the other hand, the Court ought to be very careful not to allow an action for the protection of ancient lights to be used as a means of extorting money.
- Thus, it is regarded from this account that the first lightstructures could be described as ` fire-towers’ and, indeed, many ancient lights are referred to with this term.
- Tom associates England with ‘ancient lights’, a phrase that for him resonates with the mythic and the mystic.
- The very settled approach in the United States is to reject such claims (England has a doctrine of ancient lights which was firmly rejected here).

Origin

Mid 18th century: from lights meaning 'light from the sky'. In England the sign ‘Ancient Lights’ was often placed on a house, adjacent to a site where a high building might be erected.

词汇	ancient lights
释义	Definition of ancient lights in English: ancient lights plural nouneɪnʃəntˈlʌɪts English Law treated as singular The right of access to light of a property, established by custom and used to prevent the construction of buildings on adjacent property which would obstruct such access. 〔英格兰律〕老窗户采光权 Example sentencesExamples On the other hand, the Court ought to be very careful not to allow an action for the protection of ancient lights to be used as a means of extorting money. Thus, it is regarded from this account that the first lightstructures could be described as ` fire-towers’ and, indeed, many ancient lights are referred to with this term. Tom associates England with ‘ancient lights’, a phrase that for him resonates with the mythic and the mystic. The very settled approach in the United States is to reject such claims (England has a doctrine of ancient lights which was firmly rejected here). Origin Mid 18th century: from lights meaning 'light from the sky'. In England the sign ‘Ancient Lights’ was often placed on a house, adjacent to a site where a high building might be erected.
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