English Explanatory Dictionary

devoir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Duty, business; something that one must do.

Pronunciation

/dəˈvwɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-devoir.wav

Word forms

devoir devoirs

Etymology

From Middle English devoir, borrowed from Middle French devoir, from Old French deveir, from Latin dēbēre (“to owe; ought, must”).

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