English

by right

/ˌbaɪ̯ ˈɹaɪ̯t/
According to what is right, or what one is legally or morally entitled to; justly, properly, rightfully.

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    Origin

    From by + right (“that which complies with justice, law or reason; legal, just, or moral entitlement”).

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    • partEnglishby “Near or next to.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishby “town”
        • inheritedOld Englishbī “being near”
        • derivedOld Norsebýr “town, settlement”
    • partEnglishright “Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side o…”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishreȝt
        • inheritedOld Englishreht
      • inheritedMiddle Englishright
        • inheritedOld Englishrihte
        • inheritedOld Englishriht “straight; etc.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishrighten
        • inheritedOld Englishrihtan

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