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rightfulness

right·ful·ness

uncommon

noun

1.

anything in accord with principles of justice

  • “he feels he is in the right”
  • “the rightfulness of his claim”
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Origin

From Middle English riȝtfulnesse, rigtfulnes, riȝtvolnesse, equivalent to rightful + -ness.

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