equitable

adj
/ˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bəl/US

Etymology

From French équitable, from Old French, from equité (“equity”).

  1. derived from équitable

Definitions

  1. Marked by or having equity.

  2. Fair, just, or impartial.

    • I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
    • Security can be obtained but by defined rights, and these can be ensured only by equitable laws.
  3. Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions…

    Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law; relating to equity or courts of equity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at equitable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at equitable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at equitable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA