rightful

right·ful /ˈraɪtfəl/ adjectiveadj [only before noun]

formalCORRECT according to what is correct or what should be done legally or morally 正确的；合法的；正义的

George sat at the head of the table, in his rightful place as their leader.

乔治坐在桌子上首，作为他们的领导，这是他理所当然的位子。

I’ll return the money to its rightful owner.

我会把钱还给其合法的主人。

the rightful heir to the throne

王位的合法继承人

—rightfully adverbadv

I’m only claiming what is rightfully mine.

我只是在要求理应属于我的东西。

Examples from the Corpus

rightful• In the other he remained in full control of events and in full possession of his rightful authority.• The United States has a rightful claim to global leadership, and other nations hesitate until we act.• Under the Conservatives, Britain has regained her rightful influence in the world.• And who is the paintings' rightful owner?• They determine the conditions of legitimacy of the authority and the limits of its rightful power.• Vice President Rosalia Arteaga also has declared herself the rightful president.• The president should indeed go first; it is his responsibility and rightful role.• Conservatives had come to believe that they were the rightful rulers of the country.

rightful heir• Wasn't he the rightful heir?• Why, for instance, does Dahlia continue to control the purse strings after Ella is revealed as the rightful heir?• The princes had obviously refused to select their prince as Phoenix King although he was obviously the rightful heir to Aenarion.

right·ful adjectiveadj

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Legal and honest: legal, innocent, clean...

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