'Rightfulness' definitions:

Definition of 'rightfulness'

From: WordNet
noun
Anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim" [syn: right, rightfulness] [ant: wrong, wrongfulness]

Definition of 'Rightfulness'

From: GCIDE
  • Rightfulness \Right"ful*ness\, n.
  • 1. The quality or state of being rightful; accordance with right and justice. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Moral rectitude; righteousness. [Obs.] --Wyclif. [1913 Webster]
  • We fail of perfect rightfulness. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]

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