equity
/ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.30 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "...the mortgagor retains ‘equitable title’ or the ‘equity of redemption’….The equity of redemption permits the mortgagor to regain legal title to the mortgaged property upon satisfying the conditions of the mortgage..."
Etymology
From Middle English equitee, equytee, from Old French equité, from Latin aequitās (“uniformity; impartiality; fairness”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: equitee, equité, aequitās