Meanings
- As a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or status, rather than that of another.
His parents are wealthy, but he is a millionaire in his own right.
2 more examples
"Quarrelous" isn't a misspelling of "querulous" but a word in its own right.
Although [John] Peel's grave is the main attraction, Caldbeck is a captivating little village in its own right, with fine views southwards to the Lake District's serried peaks.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 100
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbby title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan per mèrits propis
- per mèrits propisas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
Finnish omasta ansiostaan
- omasta ansiostaanas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
French à part entière
- à part entièreas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
German auf Grund eigener Begabung, aus eigener Kraft
- auf Grund eigener Begabungas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
- aus eigener Kraftas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
- aus eigenem Rechtas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
- eigenständigas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
- selberas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
- eigenas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
Hungarian saját jogán
- saját jogánas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
Polish w sobie
- w sobieas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
Portuguese por si só
- por si sóas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
Russian и сам по себе
- и сам по себе (i sam po sebe)as a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
Slovak zaslúžene, vlastnou zásluhou
- zaslúženeas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
- vlastnou zásluhouas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
Spanish por sí mismo, por sus propios méritos
- por sí mismoas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
- por sus propios méritosas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
- por derecho propioas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
- por méritos propiosas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
- de hecho y de derechoas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
Turkish kendi başına, kendi kendine
- kendi başınaas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
- kendi kendineas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
Welsh yn ei rinwedd ei hun
- yn ei rinwedd ei hunas a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or state
Cite this entry
in one's own right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20one's%20own%20right
“in one's own right.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20one's%20own%20right. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in one's own right,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20one's%20own%20right.
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