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# rightful

adjective (no change for comparison)

«rightful» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Rightful means having the true and lawful right to something, such as a place, a title or a possession. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rightful/#m1)

### In the lessons

the true ruler or owner who has been kept from their place, and is at last restored in a tale

### Examples

- The rightful queen came home at last. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rightful/#x1)
- Give the toy back to its rightful owner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rightful/#x2)
- She was the rightful heir to the throne. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rightful/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rightful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rightful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rightful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rightful.html) on Mova free.