rectitude

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
  2. (archaic, countable, uncountable) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈɹɛk.tɪ.tjuːd/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English rectitude, from Middle French rectitude, from Late Latin rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), from Latin rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”).

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