Rightful
Rightful is an English adjective that describes something morally or legally justified, belonging to one by right, or proper to a particular person or thing. It is commonly used with nouns such as owner, heir, claim, or position, as in the rightful owner or the rightful heir. It can imply an entitlement recognized by law, custom, or ethical norms, and it can also be used more broadly to denote something that is proper or due.
The word derives from right, with the suffix -ful, tracing back to Old English riht and related
In law and property, rightful ownership is the legally recognized entitlement to possess property, while a
Related terms include legitimate, lawful, due, and entitled. Philosophical discussions may examine the criteria for rightful