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Webster 1913 Edition

Devoir

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De-voir′

,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
debere
to owe. See
Due
.]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Devoir

DEVOIR

,
Noun.
[L., to owe.] Primarily, service or duty. Hence, an act of civility or respect; respectful notice due to another; as, we paid our devoirs to the queen, or to the ladies.

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