that is correct, right or legal synonym proper正确的;公正的;合法的 The stolen car was returned to its rightful owner. 被盗的汽车还给了其合法的主人。 Every book and ornament was in its rightful place. 每一本书和每一件装饰品都有其应有的位置。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRightful is used with these nouns:- heir
- inheritance
- king
- …
Word OriginOld English rihtful ‘upright, righteous’ (see right, -ful). The notion of “legitimacy” dates from Middle English.