rightful
rightful is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause.
- 2.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.
- 3.Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- all
- and
- apparent
- armed
- beneficiary
- bold
- bon
- clear
- delight
- deserve
- devil
- devisee
- distinction
- dole
- done
- droit
- due
- duty
- equable
- equal
- equitableness
- equity
- estate
- even
- evenhanded
- every
- fair
- favor
- feoffee
- fides
- field
- fit
- fitness
- for
- from
- gentry
- give
- good
- grantee
- hath
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is rightful.
- What is consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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