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Webster 1913 Edition

Debt

Debt

,
Noun.
[OE.
dette
, F.
dette
, LL.
debita
, fr. L.
debitus
owed, p. p. of
debere
to owe, prop., to have on loan;
de-
+
habere
to have. See
Habit
, and cf.
Debit
,
Due
.]
1.
That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another, or to perform for his benefit; thing owed; obligation; liability.
Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier’s
debt
.
Shakespeare
When you run in
debt
, you give to another power over your liberty.
Franklin.
2.
A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass.
“Forgive us our debts.”
Matt. vi. 12.
3.
(Law)
An action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money alleged to be due.
Burrill.
Bond debt
,
Book debt
,
etc. See under
Bond
,
Book
, etc.
–
Debt of nature
,
death.

Webster 1828 Edition

Debt

DEBT

,
Noun.
det.
[L. debitum, contracted.]

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