n. [ OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus owed, p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de- + habere to have. See Habit, and cf. Debit, Due. ]
Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
When you run in debt, you give to another power over your liberty. Franklin. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bond debt,
Book debt
Debt of nature,
p. a. Indebted; obliged to. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
I stand debted to this gentleman. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Law) One to whom a debt is due; creditor; -- correlative to debtor. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Free from debt. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. dettur, dettour, OF. detor, detur, detour, F. débiteur, fr. L. debitor, fr. debere to owe. See Debt. ] One who owes a debt; one who is indebted; -- correlative to creditor. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ I 'll ] bring your latter hazard back again,
And thankfully rest debtor for the first. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
In Athens an insolvent debtor became slave to his creditor. Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]
Debtors for our lives to you. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]