Due , v. t. To endue. [Obs.]
Shak.
Due , n.
1. 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.
He will give the
devil his due.
Shak. Yearly little dues of wheat, and
wine, and oil.
Tennyson.
2. Right; just title or
claim.
The key of this infernal pit by due . . . I keep.
Milton.
Due , adv. Directly; exactly; as, a due
east course.
Due (?), a. [OF. deu, F. dû, p. p.
of devoir to owe, fr. L.
debere. See Debt,
Habit, and cf. Duty.]
1. Owed, as a debt; that ought to
be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable.
2. Justly claimed as a right or property; proper; suitable; becoming; appropriate;
fit.
Her
obedience, which is due to
me.
Shak. With dirges due, in sad array,
Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne.
Gray. 3. 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.
4. Appointed or required to arrive at
a given time; as, the
steamer was due yesterday.
5. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
This effect is due to
the attraction of the sun.
J. D. Forbes.
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