by his own right

  • 1in his own right — adverb by reason of one s own ability or ownership etc. she s a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance an excellent novel in its own right • Syn: ↑in one s own right, ↑in her own right, ↑in its own right …

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  • 2own right — noun by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved a peer in his own right a leading sports figure in his own right a fine opera in its own right • Hypernyms: ↑title, ↑claim …

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  • 3in its own right — adverb by reason of one s own ability or ownership etc. she s a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance an excellent novel in its own right • Syn: ↑in one s own right, ↑in his own right, ↑in her own right * * * in its own right :… …

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  • 4in your own right — in (your) own right because of your own ability or effort. His whole family were writers, but he became even more famous in his own right. This hospital is an extremely advanced critical care center in its own right …

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  • 5in her own right — adverb by reason of one s own ability or ownership etc. she s a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance an excellent novel in its own right • Syn: ↑in one s own right, ↑in his own right, ↑in its own right …

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  • 6in its own right — adv. in one s own right, in his own right, due to one s own ability, due to himself alone, by himself …

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  • 7in his own right — due to himself alone, by himself …

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  • 8in his own right — A phrase which excludes acquisition in a clearly representative capacity. Sigler v Sigler, 98 Kan 524, 158 P 864 …

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  • 9in one's own right — adverb by reason of one s own ability or ownership etc. she s a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance an excellent novel in its own right • Syn: ↑in his own right, ↑in her own right, ↑in its own right * * * phrasal : by title… …

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  • 10in own right — in (your) own right because of your own ability or effort. His whole family were writers, but he became even more famous in his own right. This hospital is an extremely advanced critical care center in its own right …

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