RIGHTFUL

a.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2.
a.

Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause.

3.
a.

Having the right or just claim according to established laws; being or holding by right; as, the rightful heir to a throne or an estate; a rightful king.

4.
a.

Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority.

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