equitable

See also: équitable

English

Alternative forms

• æquitable (obsolete)

Etymology

From French équitable, from Old French, from equité (“equity”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bəl/

Adjective

equitable (comparative more equitable, superlative most equitable)

1. Marked by or having equity.
2. 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.

3. (law) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.

Related terms

• equity

Translations

marked by or having equity

• Irish: cothromasach
• Romanian: echitabil (ro)

• Swedish: rättvis (sv)

fair, just, or impartial

• Arabic: حَقَّانِيّ‏‎ (ḥaqqāniyy), عَدْل‏‎ (ar) (ʿadl)
• Bashkir: ғәҙел (ğäðel)
• Bulgarian: справедлив (bg) (spravedliv), безпристрастен (bg) (bezpristrasten)
• Dutch: rechtvaardig (nl)
• Finnish: oikeudenmukainen
• German: ehrlich (de), fair (de), gerecht (de)

• Italian: equo (it) m, giusto (it) m, bilanciato (it) m, equilibrato (it) m
• Portuguese: justo (pt) m, imparcial (pt)
• Romanian: echitabil (ro) m, n
• Russian: справедли́вый (ru) (spravedlívyj), беспристра́стный (ru) (bespristrástnyj)
• Turkish: adâletle, adâletli, âdil (tr), bîtaraf (tr), eşitlikçi, haktanır (tr), tarafsız (tr)
• Urdu: مُنصِفانہ‏‎ (munsifānā)

See also

• equitabilis

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Middle French

Alternative forms

• aequitable

Adjective

equitable m, f (plural equitables)

1. equitable (fair, just, even, balanced)

Descendants

• French: équitable
  • English: equitable