due (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Of moneyII. Of other things1. dēbĭtus2. justus3. mĕrĭtus4. ĭdōneus5. dignus • due (adj.): I. Of money: dēbĭtus: money long d., pecunia jamdiu d., Cic. Phr.: to be d., deberi, Cic.: to claim money not yet d., ante petere pecuniam quam coepta est deberi, Cic.: to pay money before it becomes d., pecuniam repraesentare, Cic.: to fall d. on a certain day, in (certam) diem cadere, Cic. Att. 15, 20, ad fin.: the money falls d. on the 13th of Nov., diem pecuniae Id. Novemb. esse, Cic. Att. 10, 5, ad fin. II. Of other things: well earned, merited: 1. dēbĭtus: to render the gratitude d. to any one, [justam et] d. gratiam alicui referre, Cic.: d. retribution, d. praemia, Virg. 2. justus: v. supr. (1), and just. 3. mĕrĭtus: d. honours (sacrifices), m. honores, Virg. Join: meritus ac debitus, Cic. 4. ĭdōneus: v. fit, suitable. 5. dignus: v. worthy. Phr.: to be d. on any one's part, deberi ab aliquo, Cic.: reverence is d. to the gods, *deos colere atque vereri oportet: in d. form, rite, Liv.: Cic.