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. ] 1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another, or to perform for his benefit; thing owed; obligation; liability. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

2. A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass. “Forgive us our debts.” Matt. vi. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) An action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money alleged to be due. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bond debt,
Book debt, etc. See under Bond, Book, etc. --
Debt of nature, death. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]