dette

Middle English

/ˈdɛt(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • Goods or possessions owed to or due to another person; a debt.
  • The state of debt; the condition one is when one has a debt or monetary obligation.
  • Something which one is obliged to do by law, society, or belief:
  • Something that one deserves (negatively); one's fate or punishment.
  • (theology) Sin; acts which go against the dictates of a higher power.
  • (law) An legal action in order to collect a money owed to one.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dete derived from Latin dēbita.

Origin

Latin

dēbita

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