"in right of" meaning in English

See in right of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} in right of, {{en-prep}} in right of
  1. (law) a power held as a consequence of another power, or held as a consequence of a relationship Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-in_right_of-en-prep-LgC2AIkT Topics: law
  2. (law, government, often capitalized) jurisdiction of a person who is head of state of more than one state Tags: capitalized, often Categories (topical): Government, Law Translations (jurisdiction): du chef [dual] (French), as dualgas (Irish)
    Sense id: en-in_right_of-en-prep-2GBqMV8h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English phrasal prepositions, English prepositions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 88 Disambiguation of English phrasal prepositions: 16 84 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 89 Topics: government, law Disambiguation of 'jurisdiction': 10 90

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