IPA: /ˈraɪtə/
KK: /ˈraɪtər/
A term used to describe something that is more correct or just than another option.
In this situation, he believes that his decision is the righter choice.
Comparative: righter
Superlative: rightest
Righter → It is formed from "right" (from Old English "riht", meaning correct or just) and "-er" (meaning a person who). A righter is a person who makes something correct or just.
Think of someone who makes things 'correct' ('right') — the '-er' indicates that this person is doing the action.