"droict" meaning in Middle French

See droict in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: droicte [feminine, singular], droicts [masculine, plural], droictes [feminine, plural], droit [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French droit, dreit, from Latin d(i)rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-, whence also English right. The -c- was added back to reflect the Latin etymology. Etymology templates: {{root|frm|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{inh|frm|fro|droit}} Old French droit, {{inh|frm|la|directus|d(i)rectus}} Latin d(i)rectus, {{der|frm|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Head templates: {{head|frm|adjective||droicts|feminine singular|droicte|masculine plural|droicts||{{{mp2}}}|feminine plural|droictes|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=f|s|f3accel-form=m|p|f5accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=|head=}} droict m (feminine singular droicte, masculine plural droicts, feminine plural droictes), {{frm-adj}} droict m (feminine singular droicte, masculine plural droicts, feminine plural droictes)
  1. right; just; moral Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-droict-frm-adj-fK1I30FT
  2. right (on the right-hand side) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-droict-frm-adj-nMgbdRlF
  3. right; correct; real; genuine Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-droict-frm-adj-P4I7KJUs
  4. straight; direct (of a route, etc.) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-droict-frm-adj-snnVJctV Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 22 60 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 8 0 53 3 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 4 0 76 1 6

Adverb

Forms: droit [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French droit, dreit, from Latin d(i)rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-, whence also English right. The -c- was added back to reflect the Latin etymology. Etymology templates: {{root|frm|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{inh|frm|fro|droit}} Old French droit, {{inh|frm|la|directus|d(i)rectus}} Latin d(i)rectus, {{der|frm|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Head templates: {{head|frm|adverb}} droict
  1. right (directly at, directly towards)
    Sense id: en-droict-frm-adv-3zqt9D2D

Noun

Forms: droicts [plural], droictz [plural], droit [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French droit, dreit, from Latin d(i)rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-, whence also English right. The -c- was added back to reflect the Latin etymology. Etymology templates: {{root|frm|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{inh|frm|fro|droit}} Old French droit, {{inh|frm|la|directus|d(i)rectus}} Latin d(i)rectus, {{der|frm|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|droicts|or|droictz||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} droict m (plural droicts or droictz), {{frm-noun|m|pl2=droictz}} droict m (plural droicts or droictz)
  1. right (entitlement) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-droict-frm-noun-c3YxQKwq

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "raw_tags": [
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              ],
              "word": "adroit"
            },
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                  "lang_code": "da",
                  "raw_tags": [
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                  "word": "adræt"
                }
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              "lang_code": "de",
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                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "adrett"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "raw_tags": [
            "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
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          "word": "adroit"
        }
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      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "droit"
    }
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃reǵ-"
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      "name": "root"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "fro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old French droit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "directus",
        "4": "d(i)rectus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin d(i)rectus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frm",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃reǵ-"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French droit, dreit, from Latin d(i)rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-, whence also English right. The -c- was added back to reflect the Latin etymology.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "droit",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "droict",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle French",
  "lang_code": "frm",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Middle French terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              27,
              33
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It's (Carpalim replied) aimed right at my visor",
          "ref": "1552, François Rabelais, Le Tiers Livre:",
          "text": "C'est (respondit Carpalim) droict visé a ma visiere.",
          "translation": "It's (Carpalim replied) aimed right at my visor",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "right (directly at, directly towards)"
      ],
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        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "droict"
}

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