"rightful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɹaɪtfəl/
Rhymes: -aɪtfəl Etymology: From Middle English rightful, ryghtfull, riȝtful, from Old English *rihtfull (suggested by derivative unrihtfull (“unrightful”)), equivalent to right + -ful. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|rightful}} Middle English rightful, {{inh|en|ang|*rihtfull}} Old English *rihtfull, {{suffix|en|right|ful|pos=adjective}} right + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} rightful
  1. By right; by law. Related terms: right, -ful Translations (by right, by law): شَرْعِيّ (šarʕiyy) (Arabic), законен (zakonen) (Bulgarian), právoplatný (Czech), rechtmatig (Dutch), laŭleĝa (Esperanto), rajta (Esperanto), laillinen (Finnish), légitime (French), rechtmäßig (German), δικαιωματικός (dikaiomatikós) (Greek), törvényes (Hungarian), legítimo (Portuguese), зако́нный (zakónnyj) (Russian), правоме́рный (pravomérnyj) (Russian), dligheach (Scottish Gaelic), legítimo (Spanish), rättmätig (Swedish)
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