in one's own right

Through one's own skills or qualifications, as in He's a fine violinist in his own right, or She has a fortune in her own right. This term originally alluded to a legal title or claim, as in She was queen in her own right, but has been used more loosely since about 1600.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
PlÁCido	PLAH-thee-dho (Spanish), PLAH-see-dho (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Enej	-	Slovene
Abishag	AB-i-shag (English)	Biblical
Neda (2)	-	Persian
Leif	['li:f]
Elsa	['elsə]