Dignity Definition
dĭgnĭ-tē
dignities
noun
dignities
The quality of being worthy of esteem or honor; worthiness.
Webster's New World
High repute; honor.
Webster's New World
The degree of worth, repute, or honor.
Webster's New World
Proper pride and self-respect.
Webster's New World
Loftiness of appearance or manner; stateliness.
Webster's New World
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dignitiesOrigin of Dignity
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From Middle English dignitee, from Old French dignite, from Latin dignitas (“worthiness, merit, dignity, grandeur, authority, rank, office”), from dignus (“worthy, appropriate”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-no, from *deḱ- (“to take”), same source as decus (“honor, esteem”) and decet (“it is fitting”). Cognate to deign.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English dignite from Old French from Latin dignitās from dignus worthy dek- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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