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debt XIII. ME. det(te) — (O)F. dette :- Rom. *dēbita, feminized pl. of L. dēbitum, pp. n. of dēbēre, f. DE- 6 + habēre have. From XIII to XVI spelt debte in F., whence debt in Eng. from XVI onwards.
So debtor XIII. — OF. det(t)or, -our :- L. dēbitor, -ōr-; see -OR 1.

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