Which of the Following Is the Best Description of a "Headright

Which of the following is the best description of a "headright"?

A) the right of a free settler or sponsor of immigrants to receive 50 acres per person or head
B) the recognized right of the gentry class to rule
C) the right, according to European diplomacy, of the first nation to colonize a river valley to claim all . adjacent lands up to its headwaters
D) the absolute property right, according to English law, of a head of a household over his wife, children, servants, and slaves