‖De‐voir″ (?), n. [F., fr. L. debere to owe. See Due.] Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; — now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies. “Do now your devoid, young knights!” Chaucer.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.