rightful Definition
right·ful (rīt′fəl)
adjective
- fair and just; right
- having a just, lawful claim, or right the rightful owner
- belonging or owned by just or lawful claim, or by right a rightful rank
- proper or fitting
rightful Related Forms
right′·fully adverb
right′·ful·ness noun
rightful Synonyms
rightful Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- heir: Who are the rightful heirs of Babylon or the Ottoman Empire?
- inheritor: Some held that since as-Sadiq had first appointed Isma`il as his heir, the rightful inheritor of the Imamate was Isma`il's son.
- owner: The dogs are returned to their rightful owners in Ramsay Street.
- inheritance: Emily is a feisty woman fighting for her rightful inheritance.
- ruler: In effect the King married his sister or half sister in order to become the rightful ruler.
- king: He now stands fast: most cruel in tyranny, He is no rightful king for our fair land.
Modifying Another Word
only: They destroy our souls by removing us from our soul's only rightful source.
Browse dictionary entries near rightful
- ‹ righteousness
- ‹ righteous
- ‹ rightabout-face
- ‹ rightabout
- ‹ right wing
- ‹ right whale
- ‹ right triangle
- ‹ right to work laws
- ‹ right-to-work law
- ‹ right-to-work
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