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equity

noun
/ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/

Etymology

From Middle English equitee, equytee, from Old French equité, from Latin aequitās (“uniformity; impartiality; fairness”).

  1. derived from aequitās — “uniformity; impartiality; fairness”
  2. derived from equité
  3. inherited from equitee

Definitions

  1. Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural…

    Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".

    • Sufficeth what they in their graue wiſedoomes ſhall proſcribe, I in no ſorte will ſeeke to acquite, nor preſumptuouſly attempte to diſpute againſt the equity of their iudgementes, but humble and proſtrate appeale to their mercies.
    • “One of the staff said, ‘That’s fine, Delia. But what do wolves have to do with equity, justice and inclusion?’" Ms. Malone said.

  2. Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England

    • 1800, Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon in Mayor, &c. of Southampton v. Graves (1800), 8 T. R. 592. A Court of equity knows its own province.
    • A Court of equity interposes only according to conscience.
    • Equity had been gradually shaping itself into a refined science which no human faculties could master without long and intense application.

  3. Various senses related to net value

    • I have a lot of equity in my house.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Equality

      • What steps the Government are taking to help ensure equity of opportunity for people from low-income families.

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Derived

brand equity, court of equity, dequity, equitize, equity collar, equity court, equity fund, equity language, equitylike, equity of redemption, equity share, fold equity, guaranteed equity bond, home equity, jury equity, negative equity, non-equity, nonequity, owner's equity, ownership equity, private equity, sweat equity, unequity

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at equity. 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.

01equity02law03rules04rule05administration06administering07administer08apportion09equitable

A definitional loop anchored at equity. 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 equity

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