droiture

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, corresponding to droit +‎ -ure, or possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dīrectūra. Compare Italian dirittura, Portuguese direitura, Spanish derechura.

Pronunciation

Noun

droiture f (plural droitures)

  1. rectitude, uprightness, honesty

Further reading

Anagrams


Old French

Etymology

droit +‎ -ure. Compare Old Occitan drechura.

Noun

droiture oblique singularf (oblique plural droitures, nominative singular droiture, nominative plural droitures)

  1. right; entitlement
  2. justice; rightness