Etymology

equity

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Today it means: Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right". Full definition →

Middle English equitee ← Old French equité ← Latin aequitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromaequitās“uniformity; impartiality; fairness”
  2. Old French · derived fromequité
  3. Middle English · inherited fromequitee
  4. English todayequity

From Middle English equitee, equytee, from Old French equité, from Latin aequitās (“uniformity; impartiality; fairness”).

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