by rights

Justly, in fairness, as in By rights he should have been chosen first. Originally put as by right, this term was first recorded about 1315.

In a just or proper manner; justly.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nokomis	-	New World Mythology
Pentti	PENT-tee	Finnish
Luanne	loo-AN	English
Amadeus	ahm-ə-DAY-əs (English), ahm-ə-DEE-əs (English)	Late Roman
Milton	MIL-tən	English
Cathasach	-	Ancient Irish