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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