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debt
late 13c., from O.Fr.
dete
, from L.
debitam
"thing owed," neut. pp. of
debere
"to owe," originally, "keep something away from someone," from
de-
"away" +
habere
"to have" (see
habit
). Restored spelling after c.1400 from M.E.
dette
.
