Found 2 items, similar to Devoir.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: devoir
devoir
n : formal expression of respect
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Devoir
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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