dereito

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese dereito, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus.

Adjective

dereito (feminine dereita, masculine plural dereitos, feminine plural dereitas)

1. right, righthand
2. straight (not crooked or bent)

Antonyms

• (right, righthand): esquerdo
• (straight): recto

Noun

dereito m (plural dereitos)

1. right (legal or moral entitlement)
2. the study of law

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus.

Noun

dereito m

1. right

Descendants

• Galician: dereito
• Portuguese: direito
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: direta
  • Kabuverdianu: direta, diritu, réta, dretu
  • Macanese: drêto