rightful
adjective
having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate.
rightfulness
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a word derived from
rightful.
Example Sentences
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It has to do with determination and the rightfulness and truthfulness of ideas.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2011
There is no security for the permanence of public effort, save in the clear conviction of its intrinsic rightfulness and conduciveness to the public good.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake
Nothing was too sacred for her to question, as to its rightfulness in principle and practice.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
In the words of an American newspaper, 'the chances of convincing them of the rightfulness of Canada's claim are about the same as the prospect of a thaw in Hades.'
From The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time by Oscar Douglas Skelton
Pursuing your doubt as to the rightfulness of his property in these things, you might admit he deserved a certain reasonable fee for the rough care he had taken of the land and herds.
From New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
