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English Dictionary: rightful	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rightful
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rightful adj legally valid; "a rightful inheritance" having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" Synonym(s): true(a), lawful, rightful(a)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rightful \Right"ful\, a. 1. Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause. 3. 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.