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- [droit; French drwa]
- /drɔɪt; French drwa/
- /drˈɔɪt/
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- [droit; French drwa]
- /drɔɪt; French drwa/
Definitions of droit word
- noun plural droit a legal right or claim. 1
- noun plural droit droits, Finance, Rare. customs duties. 1
- noun droit A right or due. 1
- noun droit a legal or moral right or claim; due 0
- noun droit a legal right 0
- noun droit that to which one has legal claim 0
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Origin of droit
First appearance:
before 1470 One of the 25% oldest English words
1470-80; < French < Late Latin dīrēctum legal right, law (noun use of neuter of Latin dīrēctus direct)
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Parts of speech for Droit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
droit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
droit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for droit
noun droit
- immunity — the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
- perquisite — an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages: Among the president's perquisites were free use of a company car and paid membership in a country club.
- claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- title — a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.
Antonyms for droit
noun droit
- obligation — something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc.
- duty — something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
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