droit

[ droit; French drwa ]

/ drɔɪt; French drwa /

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noun, plural droits [droits; French drwa]. /drɔɪts; French drwa/.

a legal right or claim.

droits, Finance, Rare. customs duties.

Origin of droit

1470–80; <French <Late Latin dīrēctum legal right, law (noun use of neuter of Latin dīrēctusdirect)

Words nearby droit

Drogheda, drogher, drogue, drogue parachute, droid, droit, droit des gens, droit de suite, droit du seigneur, droitural, droke

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Example sentences from the Web for droit

This mention of the "droit des générations qui se succèdent" seems a typically Jeffersonian idea.
Thomas Jefferson|Gilbert Chinard
Wild pasture and woods were used more or less in the same fashion as in England (droit de pacage de vaine pture).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
You need no words to vindicate you; you are a man, and can bear out all arrogance with the royal motto Dieu et mon droit.
Ernest Maltravers, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
On the first leaf it has a portcullis, crowned with the motto "Dieu et mon Droit."
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 109, November 29, 1851|Various

Droit de cuissage, cele droit de mettre une cuisse dans le lit dune autre, ou de coucher avec le femme dun vassal, ou dun serf.
Woman, Church & State|Matilda Joslyn Gage

British Dictionary definitions for droit

droit

/ (drɔɪt, French drwa) /

noun plural droits (drɔɪts, French drwa)

a legal or moral right or claim; due

Word Origin for droit

C15: from French: legal right, from Medieval Latin dīrēctum law, from Latin: a straight line; see direct

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单词	droit
释义	droit [ droit; French drwa ] / drɔɪt; French drwa / SEE SYNONYMS FOR droit ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural droits [droits; French drwa]. /drɔɪts; French drwa/. a legal right or claim. droits, Finance, Rare. customs duties. Origin of droit 1470–80; <French <Late Latin dīrēctum legal right, law (noun use of neuter of Latin dīrēctusdirect) Words nearby droit Drogheda, drogher, drogue, drogue parachute, droid, droit, droit des gens, droit de suite, droit du seigneur, droitural, droke Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for droit This mention of the "droit des générations qui se succèdent" seems a typically Jeffersonian idea. Thomas Jefferson\|Gilbert Chinard Wild pasture and woods were used more or less in the same fashion as in England (droit de pacage de vaine pture). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5\|Various You need no words to vindicate you; you are a man, and can bear out all arrogance with the royal motto Dieu et mon droit. Ernest Maltravers, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton On the first leaf it has a portcullis, crowned with the motto "Dieu et mon Droit." Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 109, November 29, 1851\|Various Droit de cuissage, cele droit de mettre une cuisse dans le lit dune autre, ou de coucher avec le femme dun vassal, ou dun serf. Woman, Church & State\|Matilda Joslyn Gage British Dictionary definitions for droit droit / (drɔɪt, French drwa) / noun plural droits (drɔɪts, French drwa) a legal or moral right or claim; due Word Origin for droit C15: from French: legal right, from Medieval Latin dīrēctum law, from Latin: a straight line; see direct Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to droit immunity, perquisite, claim, exemption, advantage, title, due, liberty, choice, birthright, appanage, authority, sanction
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droit

noun, plural droits [droits; French drwa]. /drɔɪts; French drwa/.

Origin of droit

Words nearby droit

Example sentences from the Web for droit

British Dictionary definitions for droit

noun plural droits (drɔɪts, French drwa)

Word Origin for droit

Words related to droit