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Search phrase: rightful

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.223'Gainst all the world will rightfully maintain.'Gainst all the World, will rightfully maintaine.
Henry VH5 I.ii.294My rightful hand in a well-hallowed cause.My rightfull hand in a wel-hallow'd cause.
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.80They laboured to plant the rightful heir,They laboured, to plant the rightfull Heire,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.60And joined with Charles, the rightful King of France.And ioyn'd with Charles, the rightfull king of France.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.25Horner, for saying that the Duke of York was rightfulHorner, for saying, / That the Duke of Yorke was rightfull
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.28rightful heir to the crown?rightfull Heire to the Crowne?
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.182Was rightful heir unto the English crown,Was rightfull Heire vnto the English Crowne,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.200Whose beam stands sure, whose rightful cause prevails.Whose Beame stands sure, whose rightful cause preuailes.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.ii.24Seized on the realm, deposed the rightful king,Seiz'd on the Realme, depos'd the rightfull King,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.ii.61That shall salute our rightful sovereignThat shall salute our rightfull Soueraigne
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.326Their music frightful as the serpent's hiss,Their Musicke, frightfull as the Serpents hisse,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.123For I am rightful heir unto the crown.For I am rightfull heyre vnto the Crowne.
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.178The rightful heir to England's royal seat.The rightfull heyre to Englands Royall seate.
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.167Or in a rightful quarrel spend my breath.Or in a rightfull quarrel spend my breath,
King Edward IIIE3 III.ii.35But 'tis a rightful quarrel must prevail:But tis a rightfull quarrell must preuaile,
King JohnKJ IV.ii.177Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman!Spoke like a sprightfull Noble Gentleman.
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.298Most rightful judge!Most rightfull Iudge.
Richard IIR2 I.iii.3The Duke of Norfolk, sprightfully and bold,The Duke of Norfolke, sprightfully and bold,
Richard IIR2 V.i.50For the deposing of a rightful king.For the deposing of a rightfulll King.
Richard IIR2 V.i.63To plant unrightful kings, wilt know again,To plant vnrightfull Kings, wilt know againe,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.170Thy schooldays frightful, desperate, wild, and furious;Thy School-daies frightfull, desp'rate, wilde, and furious,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1649 No rightful plea might plead for justice there. No rightfull plea might plead for Iustice there.

Glossary

 21 result(s).
bloodhereditary rights, appropriate rank, rightful title
direfuldreadful, terrible, frightful
doubtfuldreadful, awful, frightful
duejustice, rightfulness, validity
entitle, intitlehave a rightful claim [to]
entitule, intitulehave a rightful claim, furnish with a title
fearfrightfulness, terrifying appearance
frightfulfrightening, terrifying, full of horror
hideousterrifying, frightful, horrifying
horridhorrifying, frightful, terrifying
horridlydreadfully, frightfully, terrifyingly
intitlehave a rightful claim [to]
namerightful claimant, legitimate authority
naturallegitimate, by birthright, rightful
rightjustice, rightfulness, justification
right-drawndrawn in a rightful cause
sprightfulspirited, animated, lively
sprightfullyspiritedly, in a lively manner
truelegitimate, rightful, honourable
truelegitimately, honourably, rightfully
warrantedjustified, legitimate, rightful

Thesaurus

 22 result(s).
cause, drawn in a rightfulright-drawn
claim, have a rightfulentitule, intitule
drawn in a rightful causeright-drawn
frightfuldireful
frightfuldoubtful
frightfulhideous
frightfulhorrid
frightfullyhorridly
frightfulnessfear
rightfulnatural
rightfultrue
rightfulwarranted
rightful cause, drawn in aright-drawn
rightful claim, have aentitule, intitule
rightful claimantname
rightful titleblood
rightful titlename
rightfullytrue
rightfulnessdue
rightfulnessright
title, rightfulblood
title, rightfulname

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FRIGHTBASICfrightful adj
RIGHT [correct]GOODrightful adj, rightfully adv
RIGHT [correct]NOT unrightful adj
SPRIGHTBASICsprightful adj, sprightfully adj

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