rightful

rightful
adjective
  1. [attrib.]having a legitimate right to property, position, or status
    对财产(或地位、身份)享有合法权利的
    the rightful owner of the jewels.
    珠宝的合法所有人。
    ■legitimately claimed; fitting
    正当的;合适的,恰当的
    they are determined to take their rightful place in a new South Africa.
    他们决心在新南非享有正当的地位。
派生
rightfully
adverb
rightfulness
noun
语源
  1. Old English rihtful 'upright, righteous' (see right, -ful). The notion of ‘legitimacy ’dates from Middle English
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