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rightful [ˈraɪtfʊl] adj
1. in accordance with what is right; proper or just 2. (prenominal) having a legally or morally just claim the rightful owner 3. (prenominal) held by virtue of a legal or just claim my rightful property rightfully adv rightfulness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
rightful Translations rightful adj heir, owner, inheritance, role, place → rechtmäßig; their rightful share → ihr rechtmäßiger Anteil, der ihnen zustehende Anteil punishment → gerecht rightful [ˈraɪtfʊl] adj (heir) → legittimo/a rightful [ˈraɪtfʊl] adj (heir) → legittimo/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"The Emperor Alexander," said she, with the melancholy which always accompanied any reference of hers to the Imperial family, "has declared that he will leave it to the French people themselves to choose their own form of government; and I believe that once free from the usurper, the whole nation will certainly throw itself into the arms of its rightful king," she concluded, trying to be amiable to the royalist emigrant. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful property of someone or other of their daughters. That was why the people were so glad to see you, and why they thought from your initials that you were their rightful ruler. |
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