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Adjective: rightful  rIt-ful
  1. Legally valid
    "a rightful inheritance"
     
  2. Having a legally established claim
    "the rightful and lawful king"
    - true, lawful

See also: just, legitimate, rightfulness

Nearest

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right-angled triangle
right-down
righteous
righteously
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righteye flounder
right-eyed
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right-hand
right-hand man
right-handed
right-handed pitcher
right-handedness
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right-hander
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