Definition of "dever" [dever]

• Duty; obligation. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "When he lays them all down in a row, my daughter notices and remarks -- "dever" - the fifth plague, cattle disease!"
• "Segundo o Janko Roettgers do P2P Blog, a defecção ficou a dever-se à aprovação pelo SPD de uma nova lei que irá obrigar os fornecedores de acesso à Internet a bloquearem uma série de sites indicados [...]"
• "Heading west on I-80 out of dever, where the twisty road descends out of the Rockies, I decided to save some gas – not by easing up on the pedal, but by putting it in neutral and _turning the car off_ (what can I say, I was young.)"