right (adj.) Copy link Outline I. StraightII. Opposite to the leftIII. Correct, true, proper.1. rectus2. vērus (reasonable, just)3. justus4. aequus (fair5. ĭdōneus6. expr. sometimes by fas (indecl. n. • right (adj.): I. Straight: rectus, Cic.: a r. angle, r. angulus, Censorin. Fragm. 6, 3: v. straight. Phr.: at r. angles, ad pares angulos, Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40: a wall at r. angles to another, paries directus, id. Top. 4, 22: to lead astray from the r. path, (viros) transversos agere, Sall. J. 6. II. Opposite to the left: dexter, tĕra, tĕrum, or more freq. tra, trum (the comp. and superl. do not differ in meaning from the posit.): the r. hand, d. manus, Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46: also dextra (subs., manus being understood): on the r. hand, dextrā, Caes. B. C. 2, 15: they live on the r. side of that river, dextra ejus fluminis accolunt, Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 99: also expr. by ab dextra, Cic. Div. 1, 7, 12: ad dextram, Caes. B. C. 1, 69 (Pl. has the longer form in these phr.): towards the r. hand, dextrorsum, Hor. S. 2, 3, 50: -us, Liv. 6, 31 (advs.): the r. wing, dexterius cornu, Galba in Cic. Fam. 10, 30, 3: amongst those on the r., apud dextimos, Sall. J. 100. Phr.: he is Antony's r.-hand man, Antonii est dextella (dimin. used contemptuously), Cic. Att. 14, 20, ad fin. III. Correct, true, proper. 1. rectus: to discriminate between what is r. and wrong, r. et prava dijudicare, Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 195: it is r. and proper, r. est et verum, id. Tusc. 3, 29, 73: r. counsels, r. consilia, Liv. 1, 27, ad init. 2. vērus (reasonable, just): it is r. that every man should measure himself by his own standard, v. est metiri se quemque suo modulo ac pede, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 98: Caes. B. G. 4, 8: Liv. Join: v. ac rectus, Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 34: rectus et v., id. (v. supr.). 3. justus: r. and merited punishment, supplicia j. debitaque, Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 20: without its r. weight (of ballast), justo sine pondere, Ov. M. 2, 163: to ask more than is r., ulterius justo r., id. ib. 6, 470: v. due. 4. aequus (fair: esp. freq. with bonus): which it is r. for a young lad to know, quae a. est scire adolescentem, Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 25: it is r. and proper that it should be restored, restitui a. est et bonum, id. Ph. 2, 4, 11: Cic. Brut. 38, 143: v. fair. 5. ĭdōneus: v. fit, proper. 6. expr. sometimes by fas (indecl. n.: what is permitted by God or our conscience): as far as might be r., quoad f. esset, Cic. Agr. 2, 7, 19: they do not think it r. to eat hares, leporem gustare f. non putant, Caes. B. G. 5, 12: v. lawful. Phr.: at the r. time, ad tempus, Cic.: v. time: as was r., ut par fuit, Ter. Ph. 1, 3, 3: it is r. to deal thus, sic par est agere, Cic. Off. 2, 23, 83: 'r." he cries, "ita," inquit, Cic. Sull. 1, 3: you are r., (ita) est ut dicis, id. Rep. 1, 40: Caecin. 13, 37: et recte quidem, id. Tusc. 1, 8, 15: sunt ista, id. Am. 2, 6: probe dicis, id. Tusc. 2, 11, 26: if I am r., nisi fallor, Virg. Aen. 5, 49: Hor.: in the r. place, loco (in loco), Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 4: to be on the r. side, perh. *esse in tuto (cf. id. Fam. 12, 2, 3): or bene esse (with dat. of pers.), Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 89: all r., bene habet, Cic. Mur. 6, 14: if in an answer, intelligo, Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 93: "all r., father"--"I hope so," "recte, pater"--"ita volo," Pl. Merc. 2, 3, 33: r. in one's mind, mentis potens, Ov. Tr. 2, 139: to hit the r. nail on the head, rem acu tangere (prov.), Pl. Rud. 5, 2, 19: the r. and wrong side of cloth, *latus superius et aversum panni (Kr.).
right Copy link Outline I. StraightII. Quite, preciselyIII. Correctly, properly.1. recte2. rītĕ3. vēre4. juste5. prŏbe (excellently)6. bĕnĕ7. Expr. sometimes by jure, meritoIV. Very • right, rightly (adv.): I. Straight: recte: v. straight. II. Quite, precisely: most freq. expr. by the pron. ipse: supra ipsum balneum habito, I live r. over the baths, Sen. Ep. 56, 1: v. exactly. III. Correctly, properly. 1. recte: r. or wrongly, seu r. seu perperam, Cic. Quint. 8, 31: to judge very r., rectissime judicare, id. Rep. 3, 32: to do anything r. and properly, r. atque ordine facere, id. Quint. 7, 28. 2. rītĕ: we shall r. term him a god, hunc r. deum dixerimus, Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 52: Virg.: v. duly. 3. vēre: v. truly. 4. juste: to estimate r., j. aestimare, Curt. 10, 5, 26: Hor.: Cic.: v. justly. 5. prŏbe (excellently): you have acted r. about the aqueduct, de aquaeductu p. fecisti, Cic. Att. 13, 6, init. 6. bĕnĕ: you have acted very r., plane b. fecisti, id. ib. 7. Expr. sometimes by jure, merito: v. deservedly: it serves us r., jure plectimur, Cic. Off. 2, 8, 28. IV. Very: expr. by superl.: r. reverend, Reverendissimus, Cod. Theod. 1, 55, 8: v. very.
right (subs.) Copy link Outline I. The r. handII. The opposite of wrong (morally)III. A natural or legal claim1. jus, jūris, n. (in most senses of the Eng.)2. pŏtestas3. justa, n. pl. (rather rare) • right (subs.): I. The r. hand: expr. by dexter, v. right (adj.), No. II.: the wheel, swerving too much to the r., dexterior rota, Ov. M. 2, 138. II. The opposite of wrong (morally): most nearly expr. by fas (indecl. n.: that which is sanctioned by God or our conscience): r. and wrong, f. atque nefas, Hor. Od. 1, 18, 10: to violate all r., fas omne abrumpere, Virg. Aen. 3, 55: Caes.: Cic. Also by the neut. of certain adjs. used absol.: moral and legal r., justum ac jus, Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11: a man that loves the r., vir amans aequi, Ov. M. 1, 322: (cf. Quint. 12, 2, 5, cuncta quae de aequo, justo, vero, bono dicantur). III. A natural or legal claim: 1. jus, jūris, n. (in most senses of the Eng.): everybody has the r. of building a wall at r. angles to the party-wall, omnibus est j. parietem directum ad parietem communem adjungere, Cic. Top. 4, 22: a public r., j. publicum, Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 65: the r. of quarrying and cutting timber, j. saxi materiaeque caedendae, Liv. 5, 55: to maintain one's r.s, j. suum obtinere, Cic. Verr. Act. 2, 1, 26, 65: tenere, id. Rep. 1, 32: to waive one's r.s, decedere jure suo, Liv. 3, 33, extr.: to admit to equal r.s, in parem juris conditionem recipere, Caes. B. G. 1, 28: all have equal r.s, aequata sunt jura omnium, Cic. Rep. 1, 32: Liv. 2. pŏtestas: the r.s of a father over his offspring, patria p. (t. t.), Just. Inst. 1, 9, tit.: v. power. Join: jus p.que, Cic. Phil. 11, 12, 30. 3. justa, n. pl. (rather rare): to grant slaves their r.s, j. servis praebere, Cic. Off. 1, 13, 41: v. privilege. Phr.: this is my special r., hoc mihi peculiare est, id. Q. Fr. 2, 8 (10), 3.
right (v.) Copy link Outline I. Trans.II. Intrans. • right (v.): I. Trans.: perh. restĭtuo, ui, ūtum (to set up again, as a statue, etc.), Cic.: Suet.: v. set up again. II. Intrans.: restituere se; or perh. erigere se (of persons), Caes. B. G. 6, 27.
RIGHT Copy link • RIGHT 1. adj. Opposed to left, dexter: the right hand, dextra manus, or simply dextra: the right eye, dexter oculus (Nep.). On the right side, ab dextro latere: on the right hand, ad dextram; a dextra (Cic.), or simply dextra (Caes.). To be anybody’s right hand (figuratively), consilio et re ita juvare aliquem, ita adesse alicui, ut opera mea carere non possit; also, in this sense, Quintus filius, ut scribis, Antonii est dextella (is Antony’s right hand, Cic., Att., 14, 20, 5; a playful expression). Straight, in a direct line, rectus (e.g., recta linea, rectus angulus). Agreeable, according to one’s wish, gratus; commodus; exoptatus. Not wrong, fit, suitable, proper, rectus: verus: idoneus: aptus. To take the right road (PROP.), veram, rectam, ingredi viam: to go the right way (figuratively), rectam, veram, inire viam, rationem, qua perveniam, deducar ad id, quod maxime volo (after Cic.). To set right [Vid :, RECTIFY, CORRECT]. That is not the right place, non est ille locus quo tendebam: that is not the right book, non est ille liber quem quaerebam: to apply the right remedies, apta, efficacia, remedia adhibere morbo: to hit the right nail on the head, rem acu tangere (Plaut.). At the right time, opportune, in tempore, in ipso tempore (Cic.); ad tempus (Sall.); per tempus (Terentianus). To do anything at the right time, in tempore, opportuno tempore facere aliquid (after Cic.). To come at the right time, in tempore, opportune venire (Cic.): the right size, measure, justa magnitudo, mensura (Plin.). To make a right use of anything, recte, bene uti aliqua re (Cic.). True, real, verus (not false): sincerus, germanus (genuine). The right meaning of a word, vera notio, vis ac potestas, significatio, vocis, verbi. I say this in right earnest, hoc serio, ex animo, dico (after Cic.): the right ground or reason of anything, vera alicujus rei ratio, causa. Legitimate, regular, justus; legitimus. Just, equitable, aequus; rectus; justus. It is right and fair, hoc aequum est et bonum: it is not right, minime convenit: all is not right, fraudis aliquid subest; hoc monstri simile est (Terentianus). Not mistaken; mostly by circumlocution; e.g., you are right, recte dicis, dixisti; recte suades; vera praedicas; verum dicis; est ut dicis (after Cic.); res ita est ut dixisti (Terentianus); recte intelligis (Cic.). 2. s. Liberty, privilege, claim, jus; potestas; copia: common rights, jura communia. Wives have the same rights as the husbands, uxores eodem jure sunt quo viri (Cic.). To grant equal rights, in parem juris libertatisque conditionem recipere (Caes., B.G., 1, 28): with right, jure; non injuria; nec, neque injuria: with full right, jure optimo (☞ not summo jure): recte ac jure; merito atque optimo jure (Cic.; ☞ jure, legally; merito, morally; recte, logically). To defend or maintain one’s right strenuously, omnia pro suo jure agere; jus suum sibi eripi non pati; jus suum tenere, obtinere: to have right to anything, jus ac potestatem alicujus rei habere: to yield one’s right, (de) jure suo decedere (Cic., Liv.): all have equal rights, aequatum est jus omnium (Liv., 2, 3). All the citizens must have equal rights, jura paria esse debent eorum inter se, qui sunt cives ejusdem civitatis (Cic., De Rep., 1, 32). That to which one has a legal claim, jus: to give anybody his right, jus suum tribuere alicui; jus dare, tribuere alicui; reddere alicui quod jure suo postulare potest.
RIGHT, RIGHTLY Copy link • RIGHT, RIGHTLYadverb, PROP., fitly, apte: accommodate. Truly, not falsely or wrongly, recte; vere: if I understand rightly, nisi fallor, nisi animus me fallit (Cic.); nisi quid me fefellerit (Terentianus). Not to understand rightly, non satis intelligere aliquid. Fully, completely, accurately, accurate; probe; bene; plane: to hit anything right in the middle, plane medium ferire. I do not rightly comprehend it, non satis, non plane, hoc scio, novi. Very (with adjectives and adverbs), valde; admodum; bene; also by a superlative, or quam and superlative; e.g., right often, saepissime: right willingly, libentissime. Duly, recte; rite (formally): satis (sufficiently). With justice or equity, recte; juste; bene; ut par, ut aequum, est; ut decet. It served you right (colloquial), jure, merito hoc tibi accidit; non immeritas luis poenas (after Cic.); haud immerito id tibi accidit (Liv.).