Devoir
[də-VWAR]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Middle English, 14th century
1.
A person's duty.
Examples of Devoir in a sentence
"Harrison believes it’s his devoir to feed all the stray cats on his block."
"During World War II, many Americans saw it as a devoir to grow their own vegetables in victory gardens."
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