Droiture

/drɔɪˈtjʊr/ noun

Definition

Rightfulness, justness, or the quality of being morally or legally correct; probity.

Etymology

From Old French 'droiture,' derived from 'droit' (right), with the suffix '-ure' forming abstract nouns indicating a state or quality, ultimately from Latin 'directus.'

Kelly Says

Medieval writers used 'droiture' as a moral concept—it meant not just following the law but embodying rightness itself, a word that blended justice with virtue.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
z-i-t
ARالعربية
استقامة
is-ti-qa-ma
BNবাংলা
সরল
sar-ol
CACatalà
dreta
dret-a
CSČeština
rovnost
ro-vnost
DADansk
ret
ret
DEDeutsch
Geradenheit
ge-rah-den-hayt
ELΕλληνικά
επίπεδο
e-pee-do
ESEspañol
recta
rek-ta
FAفارسی
راست
ra-st
FISuomi
suora
swo-ra
FRFrançais
droiture
dʁwɑʁit
GUGU
સીધા
see-dha
HAHA
hakkin
hak-kin
HEעברית
ישר
yashar
HIहिन्दी
सीधा
see-dha
HUMagyar
egyenes
e-ge-nes
IDBahasa Indonesia
lurus
loo-rus
IGIG
ime
ee-meh
ITItaliano
rettezza
ret-te-tza
JA日本語
直さ
naokasa
KKKK
тұрақ
tu-raq
KMKM
ស្តាប់
s-ta-ap
KO한국어
곧음
got-eum
MRMR
अधिकार
adh-ikaar
MSBahasa Melayu
lurus
loo-rus
MYမြန်မာ
ရှိ
shi
NLNederlands
recht
re-KHT
NONorsk
rett
rett
PAPA
ਹੱਕ
hak
PLPolski
prostota
pro-sto-ta
PTPortuguês
direita
dee-rey-ta
RORomână
drept
draypt
RUРусский
прямота
pryamo-ta
SVSvenska
rätta
rätta
SWKiswahili
Uongo
oo-ngo
TAதமிழ்
சரியான
sa-ri-ya-an
TEతెలుగు
ตรง
tong
THไทย
ตรง
tong
TLTL
tuwid
too-wid
TRTürkçe
doğruluk
doh-ru-luk
UKУкраїнська
прямість
pryamist
URاردو
سِدق
si-diq
VITiếng Việt
trực
trực
YOYO
àṣẹ
a-she
ZH中文
zhí
ZUZU
amahloni
a-mahl-o-nee

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