droict

Middle French

Alternative forms

droit

Etymology

From Old French droit, dreit, from Latin d(i)rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reg-, whence also English right. The -c- was added back to reflect the Latin etymology.

Noun

droict m (plural droicts or droictz)

right (entitlement)

Adjective

droict m (feminine singular droicte, masculine plural droicts, feminine plural droictes)

right; just; moral
right (on the right-hand side)
right; correct; real; genuine
- 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 37:
  le chevalier les assist en droit ordre
  the knight put them in the right order
straight; direct (of a route, etc.)

Adverb

droict

right (directly at, directly towards)
- 1552, François Rabelais, Le Tiers Livre:
  C'est (respondit Carpalim) droict visé a ma visiere.
  It's (Carpalim replied) aimed right at my visor

Descendants

French: droit
- ⇒ French: adroit
  - → English: adroit
  - → German: adrett
    - → Danish: adræt

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.