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duty
English
Etymology
From Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe) + Middle English -te, (borrowed from Old French -te from Latin -t?tem, accusative masculine singular of -t?s). Akin to due + -ty (Alternative form of -ity).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?dju?ti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /du?ti/
- Rhymes: -u?ti
- Homophone: doody (for some speakers)
Noun
duty (countable and uncountable, plural duties)
- That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- 1805, 21 October, Horatio Nelson
- England expects that every man will do his duty.
- Captain Edward Carlisle […] felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, […]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
- 1805, 21 October, Horatio Nelson
- The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
- A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
- customs duty; excise duty
- (obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XX:
- Take that which is thy duty, and goo thy waye.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XX:
- (obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
- The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).
Usage notes
- Adjectives often used with "duty": public, private, moral, legal, social, double, civic, contractual, political, judicial, etc.
Synonyms
- (that which one is obligated to do): obligation
Antonyms
- duty-free (taxes)
- (that which one is obligated to do): right
Derived terms
Related terms
- due
Translations
Further reading
- duty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- duty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- duty at OneLook Dictionary Search
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?dut?]
Participle
duty
- past passive participle of du?
Declension
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warrant
English
Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English warant (“protector; guard, shield, protection”), from Anglo-Norman warrant, Old Northern French warant, warand, a variant of Old French guarant, garant, garand (“assurance, guarantee; authorization, permission; protector; protection, safety”) (modern French garant), from Frankish *warand, present participle of *warjan (“to fend off; to stop, thwart”). The word is cognate with Old High German werento (“guarantor”).
The verb is derived from Middle English warrant, waranten (“to give protection; to protect, shield; to assure, pledge, promise; to guarantee”), from Anglo-Norman warantir, warandir, warentir, and Old Northern French warandir, warantir, variant forms of Old French guarantir (“to protect”) (modern French garantir), a Romance formation from the noun guarant: see above.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w???nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w???nt/
- (NYC) IPA(key): /?w???nt/
- Hyphenation: war?rant
Noun
warrant (countable and uncountable, plural warrants)
- Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
- (countable) Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.
- (countable) An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
- (finance, countable) An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer.
- (law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
- (military, countable) Short for warrant officer.
- (countable) A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.
- (countable) A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.
- (New Zealand, road transport, countable) A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.
- (obsolete, countable) A defender, a protector.
- (mining, uncountable) Underclay in a coal mine.
- Synonym: warren earth
Alternative forms
- warraunt (obsolete)
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Italian: warrant
Related terms
Translations
Verb
warrant (third-person singular simple present warrants, present participle warranting, simple past and past participle warranted)
- (transitive, obsolete) To protect, keep safe (from danger).
- (transitive, obsolete) To give (someone) an assurance or guarantee (of something); also, with a double object: to guarantee (someone something).
- (transitive) To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
- (transitive) To guarantee as being true; (colloquial) to believe strongly.
- (transitive) To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
- (transitive) To justify; to give grounds for.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- warranted (adjective)
Translations
References
Further reading
- warrant (finance) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- warrant (law) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- warrant (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English warrant.
Noun
warrant m (invariable)
- warrant (document or certificate)
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