rightful
having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.
belonging or held by a valid or just claim: one's rightful property.
equitable or just, as actions or a cause.
Origin of rightful
1Other words from rightful
- right·ful·ly, adverb
- right·ful·ness, noun
- un·right·ful, adjective
- un·right·ful·ly, adverb
- un·right·ful·ness, noun
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How to use rightful in a sentence
I really think the meta narrative for me is that this is a year that gaming has finally been accepted at its rightful place as the biggest form of entertainment.
The Game Awards hosted Zoom calls with hundreds of fans. They were surprisingly orderly. | Gene Park | December 10, 2020 | Washington PostWe should respect their rightful role in keeping our streets and cities vibrant, healthy and safe.
Myths and Shame Shouldn’t Guide Cannabis Regulations | John Bertsch | September 8, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoOn the other side of the bracket, PSG will square off with RB Leipzig, and a healthy Mbappé means Les Parisiens are the rightful favorites in this semifinal clash.
After Manchester City’s Big Loss, Who’s The Favorite To Win The Champions League? | Terrence Doyle | August 18, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightPick and rolls featuring Lillard as the ball-handler and Nurkić as the screener have resumed their rightful place as the foundation of the team’s offense.
With A Healthy Jusuf Nurkić, The Trail Blazers Are On The Cusp Of The Playoffs | Jared Dubin | August 11, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIt maybe painful at times for some people but it’s a positive and necessary process to go through for us to take a rightful place alongside all these other businesses who went through it a few years ago.
But fear of something that is not actually a threat is not rightful fear, but rather paranoia.
Ebola, ISIS, the Border: So Much to Fear, So Little Time! | Gene Robinson | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTImagine the rightful morning-after furor if a racial slight had been broadcast in primetime.
Still, taking their rightful place behind the bar comes with a unique set of challenges.
The Ladies Disrupting the Bartender Boys’ Club | Brandy Zadrozny | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTheoretically, the bank should have tried to find the rightful owner.
“Fire cannot kill a dragon,” says Dany, who asserts her claim as the rightful Targaryen heir to the Iron Throne.
Game of Thrones’ 8 Most Gruesome Deaths: From The Mountain’s Exploding Head Kill to Rat Torture | Marlow Stern | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut one thing remained for Felipe now, If Ramona lived, he would find her, and restore to her this her rightful property.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonWhen a man's in clink, his nag gets nothing but mild exercise till his rightful rider gets out.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairMr. Chumley worshipped money, anyway, and this was a worshippers rightful attitude.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonThe good character of the Irish railways was thus re-established, and they again held their rightful place in public esteem.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowJohn Smith was later charged with sedition, acquitted, and finally restored to his rightful council position.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for rightful
/ (ˈraɪtfʊl) /
in accordance with what is right; proper or just
(prenominal) having a legally or morally just claim: the rightful owner
(prenominal) held by virtue of a legal or just claim: my rightful property
Derived forms of rightful
- rightfully, adverb
- rightfulness, noun
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