rightful

rightful meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

Examples of rightful in a sentence

• Who shall pull this sword from the stone is rightful king of England.ᵂ
• She claimed her rightful inheritance.
• He was restored to his rightful position.
• Among other things, the ECA requires that if Congress receives two electoral slates, it should count the slate carrying the state's executive's signature as the rightful slate.2022 January 19, Robert Alexander, “What 2020’s pro-Trump phony electors means for 2024”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022:

All 20 example sentences with rightful

Synonyms of rightful

• legitimate
• true
• de jure
• legal
• acceptable
• allowable
• legit
• licit
• permissible
• rulable

Antonyms

• unrightful
• wrongful

All synonyms and antonyms of rightful

Origin of rightful

From Middle English rightful, ryghtfull, riȝtful, from Old English *rihtfull (suggested by derivative unrihtfull (“unrightful”)), equivalent to right + -ful.

Words formed from rightful

• rightfully
• rightfulness

Related words

• right
• -ful

Questions about rightful

What does rightful mean?

Rightful means by right; by law.

What is rightful in Hindi?

Rightful in Hindi is हक़दार (haqdār). See Rightful meaning in Hindi.

How do you use rightful in a sentence?

Who shall pull this sword from the stone is rightful king of England.ᵂ

What part of speech is rightful?

Rightful is an adjective.

How do you pronounce rightful?

Rightful is pronounced /ˈɹaɪtfəl/.