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righthood

noun

Etymology

From Middle English *righthod, righthed, equivalent to right + -hood.

  1. inherited from *righthod✻

Definitions

  1. The condition, state, or quality of being right

    The condition, state, or quality of being right; rightness.

    • And our children's children's children will thank us for this day, For rising up in the righthood and showing them the way.

  2. The state of being a right, or being recognised as a right.

    • 'Righthood' is achieved only when sufficient duties or powers are conferred on others that the claim can realistically be realized.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for righthood. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA