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Devoir

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Devoir"

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Word	Definition
dutynoun	(countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
obligationnoun	A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
responsibilitynoun	A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
assignmentnoun	The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
montrealnoun	A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
rhettnoun	A male given name transferred from the surname.
dettenoun	Obsolete form of debt. [An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.]
necessary	Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
disobligementnoun	(obsolete) freedom from obligation.
behestnoun	A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest.
needmentnoun	(archaic) Something needed or wanted.
needenoun	Archaic spelling of need. [(countable and uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.]
tasknoun	A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
requiringverb	(archaic) A requirement.
servitudenoun	The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.
callnoun	A cry or shout.
lastagenoun	(obsolete) A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.
voicenoun	Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.
customnoun	Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
agendnoun	Obsolete form of agendum. [(now uncommon) A task which ought to be done.]