"rightful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈraɪtfʊl/ Forms: rightful [positive], more rightful [comparative], most rightful [superlative]
Etymology: right + -ful Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|right|ful}} right + -ful Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The rightful owner of something is the person who has the right to it. Synonyms: legitimate, just
    Sense id: simple-rightful-en-adj-XZ5JupQ9 Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
  2. Someone’s rightful position is theirs by right.
    Sense id: simple-rightful-en-adj-97kDIF2o Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ful
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