That which is due; payment.
That which a person is bound by moral
obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do;
service morally obligatory.
Hence, any assigned service or business;
as, the duties of a policeman, or a soldier; to be on
duty.
Specifically, obedience or submission due
to parents and superiors.
Respect; reverence; regard; act of
respect; homage.
The efficiency of an
engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done
by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water
lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1
cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).
Tax, toll, impost, or
customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid
on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.
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