What does rightful mean?
Definitions for rightful
ˈraɪt fəlright·ful
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word rightful.
Princeton's WordNet
rightful(a)adjective
legally valid
"a rightful inheritance"
true(a), lawful, rightful(a)adjective
having a legally established claim
"the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
Wiktionary
rightfuladjective
By right, by law.
Who shall pull this sword from the stone is rightful king of England.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
RIGHTFULadjective
Etymology: right and full.
As in this haughty great attempt,
They laboured to supplant the rightful heir;
I lost my liberty, and they their lives. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.Some will mourn in ashes, some coal black,
For the deposing of a rightful king. William Shakespeare, Rich. II.Nor would, for gold or fee,
Be won, their rightful causes down to tread. Fairy Queen.Gather all the smiling hours;
Such as with friendly care have guarded
Patriots and kings in rightful wars. Matthew Prior.
ChatGPT
rightful
Rightful refers to something or someone that is morally or legally correct, justified, or acknowledged. It denotes a legitimate or fair claim to a position, status, or property. In other words, it is something or someone who is entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by virtue of circumstances, rules, laws, or ethical considerations.
Webster Dictionary
Rightfuladjective
righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons
Rightfuladjective
consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause
Rightfuladjective
having the right or just claim according to established laws; being or holding by right; as, the rightful heir to a throne or an estate; a rightful king
Rightfuladjective
belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority
Editors Contribution
rightful
Legally valid.
The aboriginal people had a rightful entitlement to their land.
Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rightful in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rightful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of rightful in a Sentence
As a responsible airport operator, Malaysia Airports undertakes to verify all claims of aircraft ownership with the relevant authorities. Thus far, we have not been able to do so to our satisfaction, as such, we urge the rightful owner to furnish us with the required information for verification purposes.
Ever since we sold this show to Fox I've regretted letting it get away, and it's high time it came back to its rightful home.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (opening lines):
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of ths surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.
REMEDY: Declare the rightful winner or, and this would be the minimal solution, declare the 2020 Election irreparably compromised and have a new Election, immediately!
We will help football at every level and take it to its rightful place in the world, football is the only global sport in the world with more than four billion fans and our responsibility as big clubs is to respond to their desires.
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