The property should be returned to its rightful owner.
He will be given his rightful place in the history books.
Recent Examples on the WebAll sorts of evidence can be entered to make an argument for rightful ownership, including demonstration of extended possession or receipts for veterinary care.—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024 And now, when they should be empowered to take their rightful place in society as citizens who fully understand and exercise their right to speak truth to power, they are being censored, silenced and shut down.—Nisha Whitehead, Orange County Register, 22 May 2024 That cabal had denied Trump a rightful second term and needed to be purged from the party.—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024 To persuade third parties to cash the checks, crew members often claimed to be the rightful recipients and offered to share a portion of the proceeds, hiding the fact that the checks had been stolen, the indictment alleges.—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for rightful
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of rightful was
before the 12th century
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