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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
devoir /dəˈvwɑː/

▶noun archaic a person's duty.

– phrases
pay one's devoirs pay one's respects formally.

– origin ME: from OFr. deveir, from L. debere ‘owe’, influenced by Fr. devoir.

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