Etymology

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Today it means: Doing the good that is required in a situation; meeting the moral obligations. Full definition →

Latin ērogō
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  1. Latin · derived fromērogō“pay out, expend”
  2. English todayerogatory

From Latin ērogō (“pay out, expend”), from ex (“out of, from”) + rogō (“ask; request”).

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