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rightfulness
[
rahyt
-f
uh
l
]
right·ful
/
ˈraɪt
fəl
/
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[
rahyt
-f
uh
l
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate:
the rightful owner of the farm.
2.
belonging or held by a valid or just claim:
one's rightful property.
3.
equitable or just, as actions or a cause.
4.
proper; appropriate; fitting.
Origin:
before 1150;
Middle English;
late Old English
rihtful;
see
right
(noun),
-ful
Related forms
right·ful·ly,
adverb
right·ful·ness,
noun
un·right·ful,
adjective
un·right·ful·ly,
adverb
un·right·ful·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
right
,
righteous
,
rightful
(see usage note at
right
).
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World English Dictionary
rightful
(ˈraɪtfʊl)
—
adj
1.
in accordance with what is right; proper or just
2.
(
prenominal
) having a legally or morally just claim:
the rightful owner
3.
(
prenominal
) held by virtue of a legal or just claim:
my rightful property
'rightfully
—
adv
'rightfulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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