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ˈrighting, vbl. n.
[f. right v. + -ing1.]
†1. The action of guiding or directing aright; also, setting right. Obs.
c960æthelwold Rule St. Benet (Schröer, 1885) 61 Ne scylen hy beon butan reᵹole, þæt is lifes rihtinge. c1000ælfric On N.T. (Gr.) 21 Þonne mann wisdom sprecð maneᵹum to þearfe and to rihtinge. a1300E.E. Psalter xcvi[i]. 2 Rightwisenes and dome als-swa, Rightinge of his sete ere þa. a1325Prose Psalter cxviii. [cxix.] 80 Be myn hert made vnfiled in þy riȝtinges, þat ich ne be nouȝt confounded. a1400Hylton Scala Perf. (W. de W. 1494) ii. xxxiv, The ryghtyng of a synfull soule thorugh foryeuenesse of synnes.
2. Reparation or redress of wrongs, injuries, etc.
1566Acts & Constit. Scot. To Rdr., The Lawis..ar the..decreit of wyse men, the amending and rychting of forthocht and suddane faultis. 1681College in Wood Life (O.H.S.) II. 553/2 Leave the righting of my wrongs to God Almighty. 1828Scott F.M. Perth vii, The Duke..will make our petition for righting of our wrongs the pretence for squeezing money out of us. 1883Sime All-Israel 107 Private righting of injury is not allowed.
b. Re-establishment of oneself or another in a due or rightful position; vindication.
1611Cotgr. s.v. Iustice, Jurisdiction vsurped by diuers Lords..for the righting of themselues in the recouerie of duties withheld from them. 1642C. Vernon Consid. Exch. 81 For concluding of this point concerning the righting of Sheriffes. 1685Baxter Paraphr. N.T. v. 38 Prefer not the righting of your selves before the winning of him by Love. 1831E. Irving Exp. Rev. I. 64 The judging, righting, and rewarding of his servants the prophets, the saints, and them that fear his name.
3. The action of mending up something.
1615–6Sarum Churchw. Accs. (Swayne, 1896) 166 Righting vpp of two pewes for Joyners worke and nayells, 4s.
4. Of vessels or vehicles: Restoration or return to the usual upright position. Also attrib.
1769Falconer Dict. Marine (1780), Righting, the act of restoring a ship to her upright position, after she has been laid on a careen. 1841Dana Seaman's Man. 76 The sails may be trimmed to help her in righting. 1885Athenæum Mar. 411/1 The maximum stability of the Captain is attained at an angle of 21°, where the righting lever is only 103/4 inches.
transf.1869Daily News 16 Dec., Cavour..had the greatest confidence in what we may call the ‘righting power’ of the Italian intelligence. |