French

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Noun

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debte f (plural debtes)

  1. Obsolete form of dette.

Middle English

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Noun

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debte

  1. Alternative form of dette

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French dete, with the b added back to reflect the original Latin spelling of debita.

Noun

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debte m or f (plural debtes)

  1. debt
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