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in one's own right

in one's own right prepositional phrase: as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or status, rather than that of another.

Prepositional phrase

  1. As a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or status, rather than that of another.
    • His parents are wealthy, but he is a millionaire in his own right.
    • "Quarrelous" isn't a misspelling of "querulous" but a word in its own right.

Questions about in one's own right

What does in one's own right mean?
In one's own right means as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or status, rather than that of another.
What part of speech is in one's own right?
In one's own right is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in one's own right in the dictionary

  1. in one's own backyard
  2. in one's own good time
  3. in one's own hands
  4. in one's own little way
  5. in one's own little world
  6. in one's own right
  7. in one's own time
  8. in one's own world
  9. in one's pocket
  10. in one's right mind
  11. in one's sight

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