Rec"ti*tude (r?k"t?*t?d), n. [L. rectitudo, fr. rectus right, straight: cf. F. rectitude. See Right.]
1.
Straightness.
[R.]
Johnson.
2.
Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice.
3.
Right judgment.
[R.]
Sir G. C. Lewis.
Syn. -- See Justice.
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