- 1. n. Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies. Source: opted
- 2. n. formal expression of respect Source: wordnet
- 3. Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies. "Do now your devoid, young knights!" Chaucer. Source: webster
- 4. Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; --now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies."Do now your devoid, young knights!" Chaucer. Source: adambom
- 5. n formal expression of respect Source: ecdict
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