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in right of

in right of preposition: a power held as a consequence of another power, or held as a consequence of a relationship.

Preposition

in right of

  1. a power held as a consequence of another power, or held as a consequence of a relationship
    • In right of her being president of the Board, she is also the chair of Board meetings.
    • The husband held title to the land in right of his wife (see also jure uxoris).
  2. (capitalized, often) jurisdiction of a person who is head of state of more than one state
    • The Queen of Canada in Right of Quebec is suing the Queen of Canada in Right of Newfoundland.

Questions about in right of

What does in right of mean?
In right of means a power held as a consequence of another power, or held as a consequence of a relationship.
What part of speech is in right of?
In right of is a preposition.

Words near in right of in the dictionary

  1. in respect of
  2. in retreat
  3. in retrospect
  4. in return
  5. in reverse
  6. in right of
  7. in rilievo
  8. in Roblox
  9. in rough
  10. in route
  11. in ruins

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