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 译员张宏,知名法学院法律翻译专业,专注翻译各种与调查与白领犯罪辩护有关的法律文件。