GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 4 definitions

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   Due , a. [OF. deu, F. dû, p. p. of devoir to owe, fr. L. debere. See Debt, Habit, and cf. Duty.]
   Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable.
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   Justly claimed as a right or property; proper; suitable; becoming; appropriate; fit.
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   Her obedience, which is due to me.
   Shak.
   
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   With dirges due, in sad array,
   Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne.
   Gray.
   
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   Such as (a thing) ought to be; fulfilling obligation; proper; lawful; regular; appointed; sufficient; exact; as, due process of law; due service; in due time.
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   Appointed or required to arrive at a given time; as, the steamer was due yesterday.
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   Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
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   This effect is due to the attraction of the sun.
   J. D. Forbes.
   
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   Due, adv. Directly; exactly; as, a due east course.
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   Due, n.
   That which is owed; debt; that which one contracts to pay, or do, to or for another; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done; a fee; a toll.
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   He will give the devil his due.
   Shak.
   
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   Yearly little dues of wheat, and wine, and oil.
   Tennyson.
   
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   Right; just title or claim.
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   The key of this infernal pit by due . . . I keep.
   Milton.
   
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   Due, v. t. To endue. [Obs.]
   Shak.
   
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