Definitions
work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
Word origin
From Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe + Middle English -te. Equivalent to due + -ty.
Used in a sentence
“Do your duty by me! -No, we don't have a duty to keep you abreast.”
“1805, 21 October, Horatio Nelson England expects that every man will do his duty.”
“Your Excellency, I trust you will not find it necessary to use that word again. Were I not completely aware of my duty to my family and to my country, I would not have come back tonight…or indeed ever again!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Required task”4 letters
02“Obligation”4 letters
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