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probity

[proh-bi-tee, prob-i-] Origin

pro·bi·ty

[proh-bi-tee, prob-i-]
noun
integrity and uprightness; honesty.

Origin:
1505–15; < Latin probitās uprightness, equivalent to prob(us) upright + -itās -ity

probity, propriety.


rectitude.


dishonesty.

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probity (ˈprəʊbɪtɪ)
 
n
confirmed integrity; uprightness
 
[C16: from Latin probitās honesty, from probus virtuous]

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probity
1514, from M.Fr. probité, from L. probitatem (nom. probitas) "uprightness, honesty," from probus "worthy, good" (see prove).
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