See also: Droit

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Etymology edit

From French. Doublet of direct.

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Noun edit

droit (plural droits)

  1. (law) A legal right or entitlement.

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Etymology edit

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.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dʁwa/, /dʁwɑ/
  • (file)

Noun edit

droit m (plural droits)

  1. right (entitlement)
    Antonym: interdiction
    J’ai le droit de dormir.I have the right to sleep.
  2. law (study of law)
    Antonym: non-droit
    Il est étudiant en droit.He is a law student.
  3. (geometry) right angle
    Un angle de trois droits.An angle of 270 degrees.

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Adjective edit

droit (feminine droite, masculine plural droits, feminine plural droites)

  1. right (on the right-hand side)
    Antonym: gauche
    Donne-moi ta main droite.Give me your right hand.
  2. straight (not bent or crooked)
    Antonyms: courbé, tordu
    Une rue droite.A straight road.
  3. (geometry) right (of an angle)

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droit

  1. straight, straight on
  2. upright, straight, not bent or crooked
    Synonym: juste
    Tenez votre tête droit.Keep your head straight.

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droit m (feminine singular droitte, masculine plural droits, feminine plural droittes)

  1. Alternative form of droict

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Late Latin drictus, syncopated form of Latin dīrēctus.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Old French) IPA(key): /ˈdɾoi̯t/
  • (Late Old French) IPA(key): /ˈdɾo̯et/

Noun edit

droit oblique singularm (oblique plural droiz or droitz, nominative singular droiz or droitz, nominative plural droit)

  1. justice, right (that which is just)

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droit m (oblique and nominative feminine singular droite)

  1. right; correct; justified
  2. right (on the right-hand side)

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Descendants edit

  • Angevin: drait
  • Bourbonnais-Berrichon: droét
  • Gallo: drait
  • Middle French: droict (see there for further descendants)
  • Norman: dreit
  • Picard: droét
  • Poitevin-Saintongeais: dret
  • Walloon: droet

Adverb edit

droit

  1. rightly; justly
  2. directly

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