equitable
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See also: équitable
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- æquitable (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From French équitable, from Old French, from equité (“equity”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
equitable (comparative more equitable, superlative most equitable)
- Marked by or having equity.
- Fair, just, or impartial.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33.
- I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33.
- (law) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.
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Translations[edit]
marked by or having equity
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fair, just, or impartial
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Middle French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
equitable m, f (plural equitables)
- equitable (fair, just, even, balanced)
