devoirs

British  

/ dəvwar, dəˈvwɑː /

plural noun

1. (sometimes singular) compliments or respects; courteous attentions

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Etymology

Origin of devoirs

C13: from Old French: duty, from devoir to be obliged to, owe, from Latin dēbēre; see _debt

Example Sentences

Learning of the priest’s recent severe illness, Don Mario had hastened at once to pay his devoirs.

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis

Next he paid his devoirs to "Jessie the flower o' Dumblane," as he met her one morning "Comin' thro' the rye."

From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza

I entered the large saloon in the wake of Count Saxe, made my devoirs to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur, and then retired against the wall, as the unimportant do.

From Francezka by Seawell, Molly Elliot

Excellence,—Le Saint-P�re, ob�issant au devoirs de sa mission apostolique, ne peut que mettre � profit toutes les occasions qui se pr�sentent de veiller aux int�r�ts du Catholicisme, sur n'importe quel point du globe.

From Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question by Wolf, Lucien

He has been forcibly struck with your charms, and has signified his intentions of coming shortly to pay his devoirs in person.

From Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. by Trueba y Cosío, Joaquín Telesforo de