rectitude: Meaning and Definition of

rec•ti•tude

Pronunciation: (rek'ti-td", -tyd"), [key]
— n.
  1. rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue: the rectitude of her motives.
  2. correctness: rectitude of judgment.
  3. straightness.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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