'Rightful' definitions:

Definition of 'rightful'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Legally valid; "a rightful inheritance"
adjective
Having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" [syn: true(a), lawful, rightful(a)]

Definition of 'Rightful'

From: GCIDE
  • Rightful \Right"ful\, a.
  • 1. Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Just; lawful; true; honest; equitable; proper. [1913 Webster]

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