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rightfully

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right·ful  (rtfl)
adj.
1. Right or proper; just.
2. Having a just or proper claim: Return this dog to its rightful owner.
3. Held or owned by just or proper claim: This land is my rightful property.
rightful·ly adv.
rightful·ness n.
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Adv.1.rightfullyrightfully - by right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"
truly
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rightfully [ˈraɪtfəlɪ] adv → à juste titre, légitimement
rightfully [ˈraɪtfəlɪ] right adv → von Rechts wegen
rightfully [ˈraɪtfəlɪ] adv → legittimamente
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When the first moments of surprise were over, Wilfred of Ivanhoe demanded of the Grand Master, as judge of the field, if he had manfully and rightfully done his duty in the combat?
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The drinks were rightfully on Ben Davis, and Ben Davis must buy them.
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He was appalled by the vastness of the beauty that rightfully belonged in it, and again his mind flashed and dared, and he demanded of himself why he could not chant that beauty in noble verse as the great poets did.
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