"We think we have a historic right to it," he said.

Settlers argued they had a historic right to the land and provided an important defense buffer against attacks by Palestinians.

Native groups have asserted their historic rights to roughly half of the country.

We make this declaration on the basis of our historic and natural right.

In a few cases municipalities have been given the historic right of writing their own building code.

He said the deal also preserved the tribe's historic right to self-government.

"We will be asking for the same recognition of our historic rights that we have sought in the past," he said.

By the 1760s, the Americans were being deprived of a historic right.

The Israeli nation has a national and historic right to the whole of Israel.

The name bridle may refer to the historic right of way called bridleway.