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1. (adj.) rightful
having a valid or just claim; legitimate:
the rightful heir.
2. rightful
belonging or held by a valid or just claim:
rightful access.
3. rightful
equitable or just, as actions or a cause.
4. rightful
proper; appropriate.
Etymology: (bef. 1150; ME; late OE)
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| Definition of 'rightful' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) rightful(a)
legally valid
"a rightful inheritance"
2. (adj) true(a), lawful, rightful(a)
having a legally established claim
"the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
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| Definition of 'rightful' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) rightful
righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons
2. (adj) rightful
consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause
3. (adj) rightful
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. (adj) rightful
belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority
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Sense: proper; correct; that ought to be or has a right to be something
He is the rightful king of this country.
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 Afrikaans: regskape |
 Arabic: شَرْعي، حَقيقي |
 Bulgarian: законен |
 Brazilian: legítimo |
 Czech: správný; oprávněný; zákon |
 German: rechtmäßig |
 Danish: retmæssig |
 Greek: νόμιμος, δικαιωματικός |
 Spanish: legítimo |
 Estonian: seaduslik |
 Farsi: سزاوار |
 Finnish: laillinen |
 French: légitime |
 Hebrew: חוּקִי |
 Hindi: अधिकारी, वैध, न्यायपूर्ण, |
 Croatian: zakonit, pravedan |
 Hungarian: törvényes |
 Indonesian: berhak |
 Icelandic: viðeigandi; réttmætur |
 Italian: legittimo |
 Japanese: 正当な |
 Korean: 합법적인 |
 Lithuanian: teisėtas |
 Latvian: likumīgs; īsts |
 Malay: berhak |
 Dutch: rechtmatig |
 Norwegian: rettmessig |
 Polish: prawowity |
 Persian: سزاوار |
 Pashto: په حقه، حقانی |
 Portuguese: legítimo |
 Romanian: legitim |
 Russian: законный |
 Slovak: oprávnený; zákonitý |
 Slovenian: zakonit |
 Serbian: zakonit |
 Swedish: rättmätig |
 Thai: โดยชอบธรรม |
 Turkish: yasal, kanunî |
 Taiwanese: 合法的 |
 Ukrainian: законний |
 Urdu: صحیح |
 Vietnamese: hợp pháp |
 Chinese: 合法的 |
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