di diritto

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, of right. Compare French de droit.

Adverb

di diritto

  1. as a right; by right
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      Julia era diventata una necessità fisica, qualcosa che non solo voleva, ma che doveva avere di diritto.
      She had become a physical necessity, something that he not only wanted but felt that he had a right to.
      (literally, “Julia had become a physical necessity, something that he not only wanted, but that he needed to have by right.”)