English Explanatory Dictionary

erogatory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Doing the good that is required in a situation; meeting the moral obligations.

Word forms

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Etymology

From Latin ērogō (“pay out, expend”), from ex (“out of, from”) + rogō (“ask; request”).

Related words

supererogatory
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