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by rights

Justly, in fairness, as in By rights he should have been chosen first. Originally put as by right, this term was first recorded about 1315.

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Words nearby by rights

byre, by reason of, byre-man, by request, Byrgius, by rights, Byrne, Byrnes, byrnie, by-road, Byron
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