droit de suite
/ˌdrwɑː də ˈswiːt/Law
noun
1 Feudal Law. The legal right of a lord to seize a serf who has fled, or the property of such a serf, in another jurisdiction. Now historical and rare.
2 Fine Art. The legal right of the creator of an artwork to collect a royalty on its (public) resale by another party.
- Such a right is granted by law in various jurisdictions, especially in the countries of the European Union..
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in The Gentleman's Magazine. From French droit de suite right of a lord to seize a serf who has fled, or his property, in another jurisdiction, right of an artist to claim royalties on the public resale of his works from droit + de of + suite pursuit.