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Webster 1913 Edition
Rightful
Right′ful
,Adj.
1.
Righteous; upright; just; good; – said of persons.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
2.
Consonant to justice; just;
as, a
. rightful
cause3.
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.
Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim;
as, a
rightful
inheritance; rightful
authority.
Syn. – Just; lawful; true; honest; equitable; proper.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rightful
RIGHTFUL
,Adj.
1.
Having the right or just claim according to established laws; as the rightful heir to a throne or an estate.2.
Being by right, or by just claim; as a rightful lord; rightful property; rightful judge.3.
Just; consonant to justice; as a rightful cause; a rightful war.