drouait

Norman

Alternative forms

• drait (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French droit, from Vulgar Latin *drēctus, syncopated form of Latin directus.

Noun

drouait m (plural drouaits)

1. (Jersey) right (entitlement)

Adverb

drouait

1. right; straight (directly)

Derived terms

• ayant-drouait (“beneficiary”)
• les drouaits d'l'houmme (“human rights”)