equitable
See also: équitable
English
Alternative forms
- æquitable (obsolete)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French équitable, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from equité (“equity”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
equitable (comparative more equitable, superlative most equitable)
- Marked by or having equity.
- Fair, just, or impartial.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33.
- I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33.
- (law) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.
Related terms
Translations
marked by or having equity
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fair, just, or impartial
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See also
Middle French
Alternative forms
Adjective
equitable m or f (plural equitables)
- equitable (fair, just, even, balanced)