DEVOIR

devoir

(noun) formal expression of respect

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

devoir (plural devoirs)

(archaic, often in plural) Duty, business; something that one must do.

Anagrams

• voider

Source: Wiktionary


De*voir", n. Etym: [F., fr. L. debere to owe. See Due.]

Definition: Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies. "Do now your devoid, young knights!" Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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