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devoirs
/ dəvwar; dəˈvwɑː /
plural noun
- sometimes singular compliments or respects; courteous attentions
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Word History and Origins
Origin of devoirs1
C13: from Old French: duty, from devoir to be obliged to, owe, from Latin dēbēre; see debt
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Example Sentences
The Major, whose devoirs to Camilla always sought, not avoided the public eye, eagerly pursued her.
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It is to be feared, madam, that such rumors are well founded, but the party who form the forlorn hope have their devoirs also.
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We, of course, lost as little time as possible in paying our devoirs to so wondrous a personage.
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Maine Chance has been paying his devoirs with great impartiality to two young ladies.
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What think you of my ceremony in calling at the earliest chance to pay my devoirs to the Provost of this burgh and his daughter?
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