devoir
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Is devoir a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of devoir?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (archaic, often in plural) Duty, business; something that one must do.Examples: "[…] he imprint not so much in his schollers mind […] where Marcellus died, as because he was unworthy of his devoire he died there[…]."; "I should have long ere this paid my devoirs to the inhabitants of Raymond Castle."; "[M]y eyes were oft times [on the] charmante maitresse de la maison, who glided among her guests in her flowing Spanish mantilla, and train of the clearest blonde, doing her devoirs with winning kindness, and showing how much benevolence of manner adds to beauty."archaicoftenplural
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