droict
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French droit, dreit, from Latin d(i)rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reg-, whence also English right. The -c- was added back to reflect the Latin etymology.
Adverb
droict
- right (directly at, directly towards)
- 1552, François Rabelais, Le Tiers Livre:
- C'est (respondit Carpalim) droict visé a ma visiere.
- It's (Carpalim replied) aimed right at my visor
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