equitable

See also: équitable

English

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Etymology

From French équitable, from Old French, from equité (“equity”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bəl/
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Adjective

equitable (comparative more equitable, superlative most equitable)

  1. Marked by or having equity.
  2. Fair, just, or impartial.
    Synonyms: disinterested, unbiased; see also Thesaurus:impartial
    Antonym: inequitable
    • 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 33:
      I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
    • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 254:
      Security can be obtained but by defined rights, and these can be ensured only by equitable laws.

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Middle French

Alternative forms

Adjective

equitable m or f (plural equitables)

  1. equitable (fair, just, even, balanced)

Descendants

  • French: équitable
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