RIGHTFULLY
rightfully, truly
(adverb) by right; “baseball rightfully is the nation’s pastime”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
rightfully (comparative more rightfully, superlative most rightfully)
In accordance with what is right or just; fairly.
Rightly, correctly.
Source: Wiktionary
Right"ful*ly, adv.
Definition: According to right or justice.
RIGHTFUL
Right"ful, a.
1. Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause.
3. 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. Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority.
Syn.
– Just; lawful; true; honest; equitable; proper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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