duty
noun
[ ˈdjuːti ]
• a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility.
• "it's my duty to uphold the law"
Similar:
responsibility,
obligation,
commitment,
obedience,
allegiance,
loyalty,
faithfulness,
fidelity,
respect,
deference,
reverence,
homage,
fealty,
• a task or action that one is required to perform as part of one's job.
• "the queen's official duties"
Similar:
job,
task,
chore,
assignment,
commission,
mission,
function,
charge,
part,
place,
role,
concern,
requirement,
responsibility,
obligation,
work,
burden,
onus,
pigeon,
office,
• a payment levied on the import, export, manufacture, or sale of goods.
• "a 6 per cent duty on imports"
• the measure of an engine's effectiveness in units of work done per unit of fuel.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French duete, from Old French deu (see due).
