Right (rt), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG.
reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. rätt, Icel. rëttr, Goth. raíhts, L.
rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. ju straight, right.
√115. Cf. Adroit,Alert, Correct, Dress, Regular, Rector, Recto,
Rectum, Regent, Region, Realm, Rich, Royal, Rule.] 1. Straight; direct;
not crooked; as, a right line. "Right as any line." Chaucer
2. Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as,
right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
3. Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to
justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according
with truth and duty; just; true.
That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely right,
and is called right simply without relation to a special end.
Whately.
2. Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the
right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
5. Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.
"His right wife." Chaucer.
In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested
themselves to be right barbarians.
Milton.
6. According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or
intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the
right faith.
You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well.
Shak.
If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . .
right, "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."
Locke.