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Example sentences from the Web for devoirsI pay my devoirs to the lady, ha, ha—I owe her much—I pay you both back with one stroke, one grand stroke. Lords of the North|A. C. Laut For my own part, I suppose I must in all justice forgive your paying your devoirs here before you came to visit even me. Richelieu, v. 3/3|G. P. R. James The first object of Augustus on returning to town was to hasten and pay his devoirs to his intended. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, November 6, 1841,|Various The devoirs had strange names indicating the legends with which the origins of these organizations were connected. Syndicalism in France|Louis Levine
Agnes will continue incurably heart-broken, til some new lover pays his devoirs, and then you will understand her better, Marion. Modern Flirtations|Catherine Sinclair
/ (dəˈvwɑː, French dəvwar) /
pl n(sometimes singular) compliments or respects; courteous attentions Word Origin for devoirsC13: from Old French: duty, from devoir to be obliged to, owe, from Latin dēbēre; see debt Words nearby devoirsDevizes, devocalize, devoice, devoid, devoir, devoirs, devolatilize, devolution, devolve, Devon, Devonian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to devoirsduty, task, business, office, assignment, work, project, thing, role, action, responsibility, operation, effort, stint, care, precondition, requisite, prerequisite, use, right |