devoir - 3 dictionary results
de⋅voir
[duh-vwahr, dev-wahr; Fr. duh-vwar]
Origin:
1250–1300; ME devoir, deveir, dever < OF devoir (AF deveir, dever) < L dēbēre to owe; cf. debt
1250–1300; ME devoir, deveir, dever < OF devoir (AF deveir, dever) < L dēbēre to owe; cf. debt

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Devoir
De*voir"\, n. [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.
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Language Translation for : devoir
Spanish:
deber + infinitivo; tener como propósito,
German:
sollte, werden,
Japanese:
~すべきである
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