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Search phrase: rightful

Plays

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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 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,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.298Most rightful judge!Most rightfull Iudge.
Richard IIR2 V.i.50For the deposing of a rightful king.For the deposing of a rightfulll King.

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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

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bloodhereditary rights, appropriate rank, rightful title
entitle, intitlehave a rightful claim [to]
entitule, intitulehave a rightful claim, furnish with a title
intitlehave a rightful claim [to]
namerightful claimant, legitimate authority
naturallegitimate, by birthright, rightful
right-drawndrawn in a rightful cause
truelegitimate, rightful, honourable
warrantedjustified, legitimate, rightful

Thesaurus

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cause, drawn in a rightfulright-drawn
claim, have a rightfulentitule, intitule
drawn in a rightful causeright-drawn
rightfultrue
rightfulwarranted
rightfulnatural
rightful cause, drawn in aright-drawn
rightful claim, have aentitule, intitule
rightful claimantname
rightful titlename
rightful titleblood
title, rightfulblood
title, rightfulname

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