devoirs


de·voir

D0182100 (dəv-wär′, dĕv′wär′)n.1. often devoirs An act or expression of respect or courtesy; civility: pay one's devoirs.2. Duty or responsibility.
[Middle English, duty, from Old French, from devoir, to owe, from Latin dēbēre; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

devoirs

(dəˈvwɑː; French dəvwar) pl n (sometimes singular) compliments or respects; courteous attentions[C13: from Old French: duty, from devoir to be obliged to, owe, from Latin dēbēre; see debt]