"devoir" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: devoirs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French devoir, from Old French devoir, deveir, from Latin dēbēre (“to owe, to be duty bound to do something”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|frm|debvoir|devoir}} Middle French devoir, {{derived|enm|fro|devoir|devoir, deveir}} Old French devoir, deveir, {{derived|enm|la|debere|dēbēre|to owe, to be duty bound to do something}} Latin dēbēre (“to owe, to be duty bound to do something”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} devoir, {{enm-noun}} devoir (plural devoirs)
  1. devoir
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