# rectitude

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛk.tɪ.tjuːd/ · frequency rank #77,130

## Definitions
1. Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
2. The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement.
3. Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue.

## Etymology
From Middle English rectitude, from Middle French rectitude, from Late Latin rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), from Latin rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”).

## Source
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