Meanings
righter1
plural righters
- Someone who puts right; someone who does justice or redresses wrong.
righter of wrongs
1612–1620, [Miguel de Cervantes], translated by Thomas Shelton, The History of the Valorous and Wittie Knight-errant Don-Quixote of the Mancha. […], London: […] William Stansby, for Ed[ward] Blount and W. Barret, →OCLC
righter2
Righter3
Origin
righter · noun
- Proto-Germanic*rehtārijaz
- Old Englishrihtere“a ruler; director”
- Middle English*rightere
- Englishrighter
From Middle English *rightere, from Old English rihtere (“a ruler; director”), from Proto-Germanic *rehtārijaz, equivalent to right + -er (agent suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gjuchter (“one who makes right; judge”), West Frisian rjochter (“one who makes right; judge”), Dutch rechter (“one who makes right; judge”), German Low German Richter (“one who makes right; judge”), German Richter (“one who makes right; judge”), Icelandic réttari (“a justiciary”).
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Full word history & related roots →righter · adjective
- Old Englishrihtra
- Middle Englishrightere
- Englishrighter
From Middle English rightere, rihtere, from Old English rihtra, comparative of riht (“right”), equivalent to right + -er (comparative suffix).
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