righter

Meanings

Noun

• One who sets right; one who does justice or redresses wrong.

Adjective

• Comparative form or more of right

Origin

• From Middle English *rightere, from Old English rihtere ("a ruler; director"), from Proto-Germanic *rehtārijaz, equivalent to right + -er. 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").
• From Middle English rightere, rihtere, from Old English rihtra, comparative of riht, equivalent to right + -er.