Deontic

//diːˈɒntɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to necessity, duty or obligation, or expressions conveying this.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέον (déon, “what is right”); compare deontology.

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