Definitions for rightful
ˈraɪt fəlright·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rightful(a)adjective

   legally valid

   "a rightful inheritance"

2. true(a), lawful, rightful(a)adjective

   having a legally established claim

   "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"

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1. rightfuladjective

   By right, by law.

   Who shall pull this sword from the stone is rightful king of England.

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1. RIGHTFULadjective

   Etymology: right and full.

   1. Having the right; having the just claim.

   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.

   2. Honest; just.

   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.

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1. 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.

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1. Rightfuladjective

   righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons

2. Rightfuladjective

   consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause

3. 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

4. Rightfuladjective

   belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority

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1. 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

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rightful in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rightful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of rightful in a Sentence

1. Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov:

   Turkey is the main consumer of the oil stolen from its rightful owners, Syria and Iraq. According to information we've received, the senior political leadership of the country - President Erdogan and his family - are involved in this criminal business, maybe I'm being too blunt, but one can only entrust control over this thieving business to one's closest associates.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   The Russians have chosen to support the Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro regime, I hope they will change their way, i hope they will come to see that the rightful people to run this country are those that the Venezuelan people so chose and so we'll have conversations with every country including The Russians, we'll talk with the Chinese, we'll talk with everyone, we think the whole world ought to get behind what it is that the Venezuelan people have demanded for their country.

3. Joe Biden:

   John is going to take his rightful place in a long line of extraordinary leaders in this nation’s history, who in their own way stood for freedom and liberty, i know John said he hoped to play a small part in that story. John, you did much more than that, my friend.

4. Ammon Bundy:

   We are exercising our constitutional rights. We won't leave until these lands have been turned over to the their rightful owners, more than 100 ranchers and farmers used to work this land, which was taken illegally by the federal government.

5. Marco Rubio:

   We encouraged the President today to follow through with what he's already declared, which is that Maduro is illegitimate. The next logical step is to recognize the president of National Assembly as the rightful president, the administration is by no means trying to make these efforts bipartisan, even if we are the lead on the issue.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rightful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rightful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rightful
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightful
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=rightful