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(dro̵it; Fr drwä)

noun

a legal right
that to which one has legal claim

Origin: ME < OFr < ML directum, right, justice < L directus: see direct

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noun

A legal right.
Something to which one has legal right.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, a fee allowed by law

Origin: , from Old French, right

Origin: , from Late Latin dīrēctum

Origin: , from neuter of Latin dīrēctus, straight; see direct

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