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.
RIGHTFULLY
Right"ful*ly, adv.
Defn: According to right or justice.
RIGHTFULNESS
Right"ful*ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being rightful; accordance with right and justice.
2. Moral rectitude; righteousness. [Obs.] Wyclif. We fail of perfect rightfulness. Sir P. Sidney.
RIGHT-HAND
Right"-hand`, a.
1. Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than the left; as, the right-hand side, room, or road.