rightful
Properly belonging to
Rightful means having a legitimate or just claim.
A rightful heir is entitled to inherit; the rightful owner has legal or moral claim to property.
The word implies that something belongs to someone by right, often suggesting it has been wrongly withheld or disputed: The throne was restored to its rightful ruler.
Rightful carries a sense of justice being served.
Gained by effort
- meritedRightfully earned or warranted
- justifiedShown to be right
- dueOwed or expected
- warrantedProperly justified or sanctioned
vindicated · recognition · recompense · compensation · reparation · redress · restitution · amends
Permitted by statute
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- authorizedGiven official permission
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- statutoryEstablished by enacted law
constitutional · valid · licit · codified · official · recognized · accredited · certified
One who receives legacy
- successionFollowing in order
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
primogeniture · dynasty · throne · patrimony · legacy · bloodline · ancestry · descendant
earned
Gained by effort
warranted · vindicated · recognition · recompense · compensation · reparation · redress · restitution · amends · reward
lawful
Permitted by statute
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- authorizedGiven official permission
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
statutory · constitutional · valid · licit · codified · official · recognized · accredited · certified · binding
heir
One who receives legacy
- successionFollowing in order
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
lineage · primogeniture · dynasty · throne · patrimony · legacy · bloodline · ancestry · descendant · crown
claim
Statement of ownership or truth
prerogative · privilege · warrant · stake · interest · vesting · allocation · grant · allotment · beneficiary
just
Fair and impartial
principled · honorable · virtuous · upright · proper · fitting · conscientious · integrity · rectitude · decency
rightfulillegitimate
Not authorized or recognized
wrongful · usurped · unlawful · fraudulent · unrightful
rightfulundeserved
Not rightfully owed
unmerited · unjust · unwarranted · unfair · unjustified
rightfulunlawful
Forbidden by statute
illegal · illegitimate · unconstitutional · illicit · criminal
- rightful owners
- rightful heirPerson legally due inheritance
- rightful ownershipLawful claim to property
- rightful claim
- rightful possessionLawful ownership of something