Difference between Legitimate and Rightful

LEGITIMATE vs RIGHTFUL: NOUN

Of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
Of or relating to drama of high professional quality that excludes burlesque, vaudeville, and some forms of musical comedy.
Of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right.
Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.
Based on logical reasoning.
Valid or justifiable.
Being in accordance with established or accepted rules and standards.
Being in compliance with the law; lawful.
Authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
In accordance with reason or logic
In accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
Born of legally married parents.
Based on known statements or events or conditions
Relating to hereditary rights.
Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful
Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules
Following by logical sequence; reasonable
Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
Authentic, real, genuine.
Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfe`t, or spurious
Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple.

To give legal force or status to; make lawful.
To make legitimate, as.
To sanction formally or officially; authorize.
To demonstrate or declare to be justified.
To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.

Synonyms Legal, Licit, etc. See lawful.
Justly based on the premises; logically correct, allowable, or valid: as, a legitimate result; legitimate arguments or conclusion.
Specifically Of lawful birth; born in wedlock, or of parents legally married: as, legitimate children; a legitimate heir.
According to law, rule, or precedent; agreeable to established principles or standards; in conformity with custom or usage; lawful; regular; orderly; proper: as, a legitimate king or government; the legitimate drama; a legitimate subject of debate; legitimate trade.
To render legitimate, as a bastard; invest with the rights of a legitimate child or lawful heir, as one born out of wedlock.
To make lawful; establish the legitimacy or propriety of.
Declare the legitimacy of (someone)
Of marriages and offspring
Recognized as lawful

=Syn. 2-4. Just, Upright, etc. (see righteous), true, lawful, proper.
Proper; suitable; appropriate.
Being or belonging by right or just claim: as, one's rightful property.
Having the right or just claim according to established laws: as, the rightful heir to a throne or an estate.
Just; consonant to justice: as, a rightful cause; a rightful war.
Righteous; upright; just and good.

Left handed, Lawfully begotten, Decriminalize, Established, Legalize, Morganatic, Licit, Rightful, Logical, Legitimatize, Legal, True, Legitimize, Valid, Lawful

Fair, Fide, Right, Correct, Appropriate, Deserved, Genuine, Deserves, Proper, Righteous, Legitimacy, Just, True, Lawful, Legitimate

Genuine, Legit, Left handed, Lawfully begotten, Established, Legalize, Morganatic, Licit, Rightful, Logical, Legal, True, Legitimize, Valid, Lawful

Lawfully, Merit, Fair, Fide, Right, Correct, Appropriate, Deserved, Genuine, Proper, Righteous, Just, True, Lawful, Legitimate

There can be a legitimate medical explanation only with respect to a substance that has a legitimate medical use.
Legitimate interests: where our use of your personal data is necessary for our legitimate interests.
Presumably protecting a legitimate right to privacy or legitimate right to cleanse oneself of toxins?
They often have legitimate access to toxins, or can easily steal it from facilities that have a legitimate need for thesubstances.
These participants have legitimate interests in how the business is conducted and, therefore, they have legitimate rights over its affairs.
Thus, while Claimant would not be legitimate, Georgia would accord her inheritance rights equivalent to those of a legitimate child.
The argument for legitimate revolution follows from making the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate civil government.
For example, some experts have argued that mercenaries employed by legitimate states make mercenaries legitimate, too.
LEGITIMATE BUSINESS INTERESTEmployers have a legitimate business interest in protecting their unique assets, including: Customer contacts.
The scammer pretends to be a legitimate employer with a legitimate job.

Our rightful place is with Jesus in glory.
Who is the rightful owner of Internet databases?
Margaret Tudor, as the rightful queen of England.
Jesus as the rightful ruler of our lives.
Who is the rightful owner of a dog?
Joffrey, Gods grace him, is the rightful King.
To determine the rightful owner of real property.
He knew that failure to accord each its rightful place, but no more than its rightful place, would lead to real problems.
Only when we give Jesus His rightful place in our lives will everything else in life fall into its rightful place.
Where uncivil or violent disobedience would be rightful but unwise, the lesser means of civil disobedience must likewise be rightful.