Duty

dū′ti, n. that which is due: what one is bound by any obligation to do: obedience: military service: respect or regard: one's proper busine : tax on goods.— adj. Dū′teous , devoted to duty: obedient.— adv. Dū′teously .— n. Dū′teousne .— adjs. Dū′tiable , subject to custom duty; Dū′tied , subjected to duties and customs; Dū′tiful , attentive to duty: respectful: expre ive of a sense of duty.— adv. Dū′tifully .— n. Dū′tifulne .— adj. Dū′ty-free , free from tax or duty. [Formed from Anglo-Fr. deu or due (mod. Fr. dú ) and suffix -ty . See Due (1).]