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droit.

right (entitlement)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/dʁwa//dʁwɑ/

  1. right (entitlement)

    masculine
    J'ai le droit de dormir.

  2. law (study of law)

    masculine
    Il est étudiant en droit.

  3. right angle

    masculine
    Un angle de trois droits.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French droit (spelled dreit in Early Old French, such as the Oaths of Strasbourg), inherited from Late Latin drictus, syncopated form of Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of direct. In Middle French, it was for a time spelled droict to reflect the original Latin etymology.

adj/dʁwa//dʁwɑ/

  1. right (on the right-hand side)

    Donne-moi ta main droite.

  2. straight (not bent or crooked)

    Une rue droite.

  3. right (of an angle)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French droit (spelled dreit in Early Old French, such as the Oaths of Strasbourg), inherited from Late Latin drictus, syncopated form of Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of direct. In Middle French, it was for a time spelled droict to reflect the original Latin etymology.

adv/dʁwa//dʁwɑ/

  1. straight, straight on

  2. upright, straight, not bent or crooked

    Tenez votre tête droit.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French droit (spelled dreit in Early Old French, such as the Oaths of Strasbourg), inherited from Late Latin drictus, syncopated form of Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of direct. In Middle French, it was for a time spelled droict to reflect the original Latin etymology.

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