rectitude
rec·ti·tude
noun
1.
uprightness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
Origin
From Middle English rectitude, from Middle French rectitude, from Late Latin rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), from Latin rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”).
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