2. Moral rectitude; righteousness. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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We fail of perfect rightfulness. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
rightfulness — index equity (justice), fairness, justice, legality, legitimacy, principle (virtue) Burton s Lega … Law dictionary
rightfulness — rightful ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a legitimate right to something. 2) legitimately claimed; fitting. DERIVATIVES rightfully adverb rightfulness noun … English terms dictionary
rightfulness — noun anything in accord with principles of justice he feels he is in the right the rightfulness of his claim • Syn: ↑right • Ant: ↑wrongfulness, ↑wrong (for: ↑right) … Useful english dictionary
rightfulness — noun see rightful … New Collegiate Dictionary
rightfulness — See rightfully. * * * … Universalium
rightfulness — noun The state or quality of being rightful … Wiktionary
rightfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The moral quality of a course of action: ethic (used in plural), ethicality, ethicalness, morality, propriety, righteousness, rightness. See RIGHT … English dictionary for students
rightfulness — sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 53 … Oldest English Words
rightfulness — raɪtfÊŠlnɪs n. lawfulness, legitimacy; state of being based on a legitimate claim; equitableness, justness; appropriateness, properness … English contemporary dictionary
rightfulness — right·ful·ness … English syllables
