DROIT
What does "DROIT" mean?
A legal right or due, especially one held by custom or law.
Meanings
- A legal or customary right, claim, or entitlement. The lord asserted an ancient droit over the river's tolls. formal
Did you know?
- The French term 'droit moral' gives artists a lasting right over how their work is credited and altered - a 'moral right' that can outlive the sale of the work itself.
Word origin
From French 'droit' (right, law, due), from Latin 'directus' (straight, direct), via the sense of what is 'straight' or 'just'.
Remember it
DROIT is French for 'right' - and it shares its Latin root with 'direct': what is straight is what is right.
A little poem
A claim worn smooth by centuries of use-
a right so old the world forgot its excuse.
couplet
What it teaches
A right is just a claim the world agreed to honor - which means it lasts only as long as the agreement.
Quick facts
What does DROIT mean?
A legal right or due, especially one held by custom or law.
Is DROIT a valid word?
Yes — DROIT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DROIT?
DROIT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DROIT come from?
From French 'droit' (right, law, due), from Latin 'directus' (straight, direct), via the sense of what is 'straight' or 'just'.
What can DROIT teach us?
A right is just a claim the world agreed to honor - which means it lasts only as long as the agreement.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.