Definition of devoir Devoir

de•voir

We found 5 definitions of devoir from 5 different sources.

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What does devoir mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: devoirs

devoir - formal expression of respect
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • devoir (Noun)
    Duty, business; something which one must do.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • devoir (n.)
    Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • devoir
    dev-wawr′, n. what is due, duty: service: an act of civility. [Fr.,—L. debēre, to owe.]

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