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g; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc.

To conjecture or guess; as, to divine rightly.

By the agency or influence of God. Divinely set apart . . . to be a preacher of righteousness. Macaulay.

bestowed as alms. [Obs.] -- Dole meadow, a meadow in which several persons have a common right or share.

Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership. Public domain, the territory belonging to a State or to the general government; public lands. [U.S.]in the public domain may be used by anyone wihout restriction. -- Right of eminent dom…

ining to a domicile, or the residence of a person or family. The personal and domiciliary rights of the citizen scrupulously guarded. Motley. Domiciliary visit (Law), a visit to a private dwelling, particularly for searching it, under authority.

Lady; a lady; -- a title formerly given to noble ladies who held a barony in their own right. Burrill.

Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy. I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion. Dan. iv. 34. To choose between dominion or slavery. Jowett (Thucyd. ).…

The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door.

To act foolishly. [Obs.] He wol make him doten anon right. Chaucer.

In plain terms; without ceremony. We shall chide downright, id I longer stay. Shak.

evere that they were said to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of excessive rigor.

of a paddle wheel. See Citation under Drag, v. i., 3. Drag sail (Naut.), a sail or canvas rigged on a stout frame, to be dragged by a vessel through the water in order to keep her head to the wind or to prevent drifting; -- called also drift sail, drag sheet, drag anchor, sea anchor, floating anchor, etc. -- Drag twis…

brewers' drains. [Eng.] Halliwell. Box drain, Counter drain. See under Box, Counter. -- Right of drain (Law), an easement or servitude by which one man has a right to convey water in pipes through or over the estate of another. Kent.

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order. [Obs.] At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to dress thy ways. Chaucer.

r, which projects beyond the rest, and is of such section as to throw off the rain water. Right of drip (Law), an easement or servitude by which a man has the right to have the water flowing from his house fall on the land of his neighbor.

A right; law in its aspect of the foundation of rights; also, in old law, the writ of right. Abbott. Droit d'aubaine. See under Aubaine. -- Droits of the Admiralty (Eng. Law), rights or perquisites of the Admiralty, arising from seizure of an enemy's ships in port on the breaking out of war, or those coming into port…

relating to the mere right of property, as distinguished from the right of possession; as, droitural actions. [Obs.] Burrill.

The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.

Justly claimed as a right or property; proper; suitable; becoming; appropriate; fit. Her obedience, which is due to me. Shak. With dirges due, in sad array, Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne. Gray.