public lending rightglossary / PUBLIC-LENDING RIGHT public-lending right. Copyright. In the U.K. and some other countries, the right of an author to a royalty for works that are lent out by a public library. —Abbr. PLR. 词条贡献者 资深译员Walker,毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各类与尽职调查相关的法律文件。