# staple right

> a medieval right accorded to certain ports, the staple ports, that required merchant barges or ships to unload their goods at the port, and display them for sale for a certain period, often three days

**Wikidata**: [Q506758](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q506758)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapelrecht)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/staple-right


## References

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