rightfulnessn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪtf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S.

/ˈraɪtfəlnəs/

Forms: see rightful adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix; also Middle English þiȝtuolnesse (transmission error), Middle English writhfulnes.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rightful adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < rightful adj. + -ness suffix. Compare rightness n. and (with early uses) righteousness n.In early use in sense 1a frequent as a translation equivalent of classical Latin iustitia justice n. in its spec. post-classical Latin uses in the Vulgate.

a. The state or quality of being morally good or just; = righteousness n. 1a. Also occasionally: that which is right. rare after 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun]

righteousnesseOE

rightnessOE

justice1340

rightfulnessa1350

right wiseness1447

justnessc1450

droiture1483

rectitude1509

uprightness1541

erectness1646

principle1653

right-mindedness1767

perpendicular1823

a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 50 (MED) Heo is coral of godnesse, heo is rubie of ryhtfulnesse.

c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) lxxxiv. 11 (MED) Mercy and soþnes mett wyþ hym; ryȝtfulnes [L. iustitia] and pes ben kist.

?1387 T. Wimbledon Serm. (Corpus Cambr.) (1967) 122 (MED) He schal schewe þere þe hidde þyngis of oure herte, openynge to al þe world þe riȝtfulnesse of his dom.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Gen. xviii. 19 That thei kepe the weie of the Lord and..do riȝtfulnesse and dom [L. iudicium et iustitiam].

c1450 J. Metham Palmistry (Garrett) in Wks. (1916) 94 The fourthe lyne..sygnyffyith ryteffulnes and enduryng in gode werkes..and vertu.

1493 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Pynson) viii. vii. sig. Eii/1 Rightful dome is turned bacwarde, and rightfulnesse stode from ferre.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 147 (MED) The Ryghtfulnes of workis or of dedis comyth and rysyth of Ryghtfulnesse of wille.

1532 G. Hervet tr. Xenophon Treat. Househ. f. 45 Do you in dede take vpon you to teache them that iustice and rightfulnes?

?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter xxv. 59 Let perfectnes: and rightfulnes, both guide and wayte on mee.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalms (1963) xxxiii. i. 71 Rejoyce in God, O ye That..cherish rightfullnesse.

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xiii. 204 The rightfulnesse and singlenesse of the vnderstanding, which admitteth no doublenesse.

1612 T. James Treat. Corruption Script. (new ed.) iii. 8 For rightfulnes is euerlasting and vndeadlie.

1829 J. F. Cooper Wept of Wish Ton-Wish II. iv. 57 There can be but little reason to distrust the spiritual rightfulness of all that listen to the riches of his discourse.

1931 Yale Law Jrnl. 40 348 A spirit of law-abidingness and a sense of the distinction between rightfulness and wrongfulness have in fact come into existence in the course of time.

†b. In plural. Righteous acts; just decisions; cf. righteousness n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun] > right action or well-doing > the doing of good deeds > good deeds

righteousnesseOE

rightfulnessc1350

well-doings1538

merit works1635

c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xviii. 9 (MED) Þe ryȝtfulnesses of our Lord makand ioyful ryȝtlich þe hertes.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Deut. iv. 5 Y tauȝte ȝou the comaundementis and riȝtfulnessis [L. praecepta atque justitias] as my Lord God comaundide to me.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Isa. lxiv. 6 Alle oure riȝtfulnessis ben as the cloth of a womman in vncleene blood.

a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1976) i. 223 God seyde to þe synful man, ‘Why tellest þu myn ryȝthfulnessys?’

2. The fact or quality of being right or just; the justice or legitimacy of something.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > rightness or justice > [noun]

doomc825

righteOE

evennessOE

lawc1175

righteouslaikc1175

judgementc1300

righteousheada1325

justice1340

rightfulnessa1387

justnessc1443

fairnessc1450

rightfulhoodc1475

rightheada1500

uprightness1541

righteoushood1543

rightship1793

just-mindedness1838

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 491 Men þat schal fiȝte most knowe þre þinges, þe riȝtfulnesse of þe cause, leste me schulde falle in peril of soule; [etc.].

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. xxxix Thesayde erle wyll be readye too trye the rightfulnes of the matter wyth the king in battaill.

1569 J. Leslie Def. Honour Marie Quene of Scotl. ii. f. 56 We..doubte nothinge in the worlde of the rightfulnes of our cause.

1661 Princess Cloria ii. 161 It was either the too much clearness of her own good parts, or the rightfulness of her title,..that was the onely obstacle of her happiness.

1676 G. Towerson Explic. Decalogue 265 The rightfulness of princes pleas.

1736 Plea for Sacram. Test 48 None of their Tenets..will incline them to dispute the Rightfulness of the present Civil Settlement.

1792 Vindic. Revol. Soc. 25 Shewing..that the British Revolution in 1688, on the rightfulness of which his title depends, was unwarrantable and unjust.

1821 S. T. Coleridge Lett., Conversat., & Recoll. II. 36 Those women..who feel the rightfulness of their own claim to be loved with honor.

1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxviii. 334 The men who are to carry on a war must have no doubt of its rightfulness of purpose.

1934 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 19 444 The consultation of an African black judge of Songhay on the rightfulness of slavery.

1952 Bull. Atomic Scientists Oct. 214/3 Whatever their own personal feelings about the rightfulness of the law, they feel compelled to demonstrate that the law is necessary.

2004 J. Getzler Hist. Water Rights at Common Law ii. 64 These latter forms of ‘real’ action came to focus on the rightfulness of the defendant's recent possession (or the rightfulness of the transactions by which he had come into possession).

†3. Of stature: erectness, uprightness. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and uprightness

rightfulnessa1387

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 213 In mannis body was..riȝtfullnesse [?a1475 anon. tr. rectitude; L. rectitudo] of stature, fairnesse of schappe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rightfulness
释义	rightfulnessn. Brit. /ˈrʌɪtf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈraɪtfəlnəs/ Forms: see rightful adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix; also Middle English þiȝtuolnesse (transmission error), Middle English writhfulnes. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rightful adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < rightful adj. + -ness suffix. Compare rightness n. and (with early uses) righteousness n.In early use in sense 1a frequent as a translation equivalent of classical Latin iustitia justice n. in its spec. post-classical Latin uses in the Vulgate. 1. a. The state or quality of being morally good or just; = righteousness n. 1a. Also occasionally: that which is right. rare after 17th cent. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun] righteousnesseOE rightnessOE justice1340 rightfulnessa1350 right wiseness1447 justnessc1450 droiture1483 rectitude1509 uprightness1541 erectness1646 principle1653 right-mindedness1767 perpendicular1823 a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 50 (MED) Heo is coral of godnesse, heo is rubie of ryhtfulnesse. c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) lxxxiv. 11 (MED) Mercy and soþnes mett wyþ hym; ryȝtfulnes [L. iustitia] and pes ben kist. ?1387 T. Wimbledon Serm. (Corpus Cambr.) (1967) 122 (MED) He schal schewe þere þe hidde þyngis of oure herte, openynge to al þe world þe riȝtfulnesse of his dom. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Gen. xviii. 19 That thei kepe the weie of the Lord and..do riȝtfulnesse and dom [L. iudicium et iustitiam]. c1450 J. Metham Palmistry (Garrett) in Wks. (1916) 94 The fourthe lyne..sygnyffyith ryteffulnes and enduryng in gode werkes..and vertu. 1493 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Pynson) viii. vii. sig. Eii/1 Rightful dome is turned bacwarde, and rightfulnesse stode from ferre. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 147 (MED) The Ryghtfulnes of workis or of dedis comyth and rysyth of Ryghtfulnesse of wille. 1532 G. Hervet tr. Xenophon Treat. Househ. f. 45 Do you in dede take vpon you to teache them that iustice and rightfulnes? ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter xxv. 59 Let perfectnes: and rightfulnes, both guide and wayte on mee. a1586 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalms (1963) xxxiii. i. 71 Rejoyce in God, O ye That..cherish rightfullnesse. 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xiii. 204 The rightfulnesse and singlenesse of the vnderstanding, which admitteth no doublenesse. 1612 T. James Treat. Corruption Script. (new ed.) iii. 8 For rightfulnes is euerlasting and vndeadlie. 1829 J. F. Cooper Wept of Wish Ton-Wish II. iv. 57 There can be but little reason to distrust the spiritual rightfulness of all that listen to the riches of his discourse. 1931 Yale Law Jrnl. 40 348 A spirit of law-abidingness and a sense of the distinction between rightfulness and wrongfulness have in fact come into existence in the course of time. †b. In plural. Righteous acts; just decisions; cf. righteousness n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun] > right action or well-doing > the doing of good deeds > good deeds righteousnesseOE rightfulnessc1350 well-doings1538 merit works1635 c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xviii. 9 (MED) Þe ryȝtfulnesses of our Lord makand ioyful ryȝtlich þe hertes. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Deut. iv. 5 Y tauȝte ȝou the comaundementis and riȝtfulnessis [L. praecepta atque justitias] as my Lord God comaundide to me. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Isa. lxiv. 6 Alle oure riȝtfulnessis ben as the cloth of a womman in vncleene blood. a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1976) i. 223 God seyde to þe synful man, ‘Why tellest þu myn ryȝthfulnessys?’ 2. The fact or quality of being right or just; the justice or legitimacy of something. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [noun] doomc825 righteOE evennessOE lawc1175 righteouslaikc1175 judgementc1300 righteousheada1325 justice1340 rightfulnessa1387 justnessc1443 fairnessc1450 rightfulhoodc1475 rightheada1500 uprightness1541 righteoushood1543 rightship1793 just-mindedness1838 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 491 Men þat schal fiȝte most knowe þre þinges, þe riȝtfulnesse of þe cause, leste me schulde falle in peril of soule; [etc.]. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. xxxix Thesayde erle wyll be readye too trye the rightfulnes of the matter wyth the king in battaill. 1569 J. Leslie Def. Honour Marie Quene of Scotl. ii. f. 56 We..doubte nothinge in the worlde of the rightfulnes of our cause. 1661 Princess Cloria ii. 161 It was either the too much clearness of her own good parts, or the rightfulness of her title,..that was the onely obstacle of her happiness. 1676 G. Towerson Explic. Decalogue 265 The rightfulness of princes pleas. 1736 Plea for Sacram. Test 48 None of their Tenets..will incline them to dispute the Rightfulness of the present Civil Settlement. 1792 Vindic. Revol. Soc. 25 Shewing..that the British Revolution in 1688, on the rightfulness of which his title depends, was unwarrantable and unjust. 1821 S. T. Coleridge Lett., Conversat., & Recoll. II. 36 Those women..who feel the rightfulness of their own claim to be loved with honor. 1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxviii. 334 The men who are to carry on a war must have no doubt of its rightfulness of purpose. 1934 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 19 444 The consultation of an African black judge of Songhay on the rightfulness of slavery. 1952 Bull. Atomic Scientists Oct. 214/3 Whatever their own personal feelings about the rightfulness of the law, they feel compelled to demonstrate that the law is necessary. 2004 J. Getzler Hist. Water Rights at Common Law ii. 64 These latter forms of ‘real’ action came to focus on the rightfulness of the defendant's recent possession (or the rightfulness of the transactions by which he had come into possession). †3. Of stature: erectness, uprightness. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and uprightness rightfulnessa1387 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 213 In mannis body was..riȝtfullnesse [?a1475 anon. tr. rectitude; L. rectitudo] of stature, fairnesse of schappe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1350
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