deontic
[ dee-on-tik ]
/ diˈɒn tɪk /
adjective
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
Words nearby deontic
deodand,
deodar,
deodorant,
deodorize,
deodorizer,
deontic,
deontological,
deontological ethics,
deontology,
deorbit,
deossification
British Dictionary definitions for deontic
deontic
/ (diːˈɒntɪk) /
adjective
logic
- of or relating to such ethical concepts as obligation and permissibility
- designating the branch of modal logic that deals with the formalization of these concepts
Word Origin for deontic
C19: from Greek
deon duty, from impersonal
dei it behoves, it is binding