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teisus

“teisus” is a Lithuanian word. Its 6 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. fair, honest (of a person)
  2. true, accurate (of a statement, etc.)
  3. right, correct (of a person)
  4. just (of a cause or action)
  5. innocent
  6. not in debt

Etymology

From earlier *teisus, Proto-Balto-Slavic *teišus, and related to Old Prussian teisi (“honor”), Old Prussian teisingi (“worth”), Proto-Slavic *tixъ (“calm, still”). By surface analysis, a nominal derivative of tei̇̃sti (“to judge, jury”).

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