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
Mr. Berrien of Georgia made an exhaustive speech, inquiring into the rightfulness of title, and urged the line of 49°.
From Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 by Blaine, James Gillespie
It violates every principle of justice, and has not one single quality of rightfulness in it.
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Westbrook, Richard B.
If the women of today will insist upon the sacredness and the rightfulness of birth the women of tomorrow will not seek to evade motherhood.
From Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex by McIvor-Tyndall, Alexander J. (Alexander James)
To be scrupulous is to be solicitous as to the rightfulness of a thing proposed to be done.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
