- DUTY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
duty applies to a task or responsibility imposed by one's occupation, rank, status, or calling
- Duty - Wikipedia
A duty (from "due" meaning "that which is owing"; Old French: deu, did, past participle of devoir; Latin: debere, debitum, whence "debt") is a commitment or expectation to perform some action in general or if certain circumstances arise
- DUTY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Duty is what one performs, or avoids doing, in fulfillment of the permanent dictates of conscience, piety, right, or law: duty to one's country; one's duty to tell the truth, to raise children properly
- DUTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
It is surely the duty of the stronger members in a society to help those who are weak I'd be failing in my duty if I didn't tell you about the risks involved in the project
- duty - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
duty (countable and uncountable, plural duties) (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do quotations Do your duty by me! -No, we don't have a duty to keep you abreast
- duty, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun duty, three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- duty noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of duty noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Duty - definition of duty by The Free Dictionary
syn: duty, obligation refer to something a person feels bound to do A duty often applies to what a person performs in fulfillment of the permanent dictates of conscience, piety, right, or law: one's duty to tell the truth; a parent's duty to raise children properly
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