D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Rectitude

/(r?k"t?*t?d)/ · Rec·ti·tude · IPA /ˈɹɛk.tə.tuːd/
01 n. Straightness.
  1. 1.
    Straightness.[R.]
  2. 2.
    Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice.
  3. 3.
    Right judgment.[R.]
Syn. See Justice.