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Due (?), a. [OF. deu, F. d&û;, 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.
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2. Justly claimed as a right or property; proper; suitable; becoming; appropriate; fit.
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Her obedience, which is due to me. Shak.
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With dirges due, in sad array,
Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne. Gray.
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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.
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4. Appointed or required to arrive at a given time; as, the steamer was due yesterday.
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5. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
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This effect is due to the attraction of the sun. J. D. Forbes.
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Due, adv. Directly; exactly; as, a due east course.
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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.
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He will give the devil his due. Shak.
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Yearly little dues of wheat, and wine, and oil. Tennyson.
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2. Right; just title or claim.
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The key of this infernal pit by due . . . I keep. Milton.
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Due, v. t. To endue. [Obs.] Shak.
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