"righthood" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English *righthod, righthed, equivalent to right + -hood. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|*righthod}} Middle English *righthod, {{suf|en|right|hood}} right + -hood Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} righthood (uncountable)
  1. The condition, state, or quality of being right; rightness. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-righthood-en-noun-ZnhDVz0n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hood, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -hood: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41
  2. (law) The state of being a right, or being recognised as a right. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-righthood-en-noun-ViaTiaN2 Topics: law
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