devoir

n. obligation, commitment (French)

Le Devoir is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and the rest of Canada. It was founded by journalist, politician and nationalist Henri Bourassa in 1910. It is a respected, intellectual, newspaper of record of sorts in Quebec.In recent times, Le Devoir has favoured sovereignty for Quebec and social democracy. It is noted for being the only independent large-circulation newspaper in Quebec, amongst a market dominated by the media conglomerates of Gesca Limitée (including La Presse) and Quebecor (including Le Journal de Montréal).
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Noun
1. formal expression of respect
(hypernym) politeness, civility

v. have to, owe; must, shall

n. duty, obligation, assignment; charge, business; task, office; homework

(n.)
Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies.