duete
Middle English
Alternative forms
- duetee, deutie, dewtee, dutee, dewtey, diute, duyte, deute, dute, dewete
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman dueté; equivalent to dewe + -te.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiu̯(ə)teː/
Noun
duete (plural duetees)
- A charge, fee, or tax; a monetary sum one is owed or owes.
- Something which one is obliged to do (by law, society, or belief)
- Something which one is obliged or duty-bound to offer (other than money).
Descendants
- English: duty
- Scots: duty
References
- “dūetẹ̄ (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-10.