rightfully

Variant of rightful

rightful definition

right·ful (rīt′fəl)

adjective

  1. fair and just; right
  2. having a just, lawful claim, or right the rightful owner
  3. belonging or owned by just or lawful claim, or by right a rightful rank
  4. proper or fitting

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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