duty

/ˈdü-tē/

Middle English duete, from Anglo-French deueté, dueté, from deu due

noun

  1. conduct due to parents and superiors : respect

  2. obligatory tasks, conduct, service, or functions that arise from one's position (as in life or in a group)

  3. assigned service or business

filial duty and obedience

function office duty province mean the acts or operations expected of a person or thing. function implies a definite end or purpose or a particular kind of work. office is typically applied to the function or service associated with a trade or profession or a special relationship to others.

adjective

  1. done as a duty

  2. being on duty : assigned to specified tasks or functions

pay a duty call on her elderly aunt

adjective or adverb

  1. without payment of customs duties : free from duties

  2. relating to or selling duty-free goods

imported duty-free