devoirs

Spiteful glances they cast toward Gabrielle, many a time and oft, when my Lord Treherne so pointedly paid his respectful devoirs; and there was as much pride and haughtiness in Gabrielle's heart as in theirs.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. by Various

“No; I was paying my last devoirs to madame.”

From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Thomas Forester

Seated on a ponderous chair of rude workmanship, the old caballero waited for the appearance of his darling daughter, to pay her morning devoirs, and receive his blessing.

From Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. by Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío

"It is to be feared, madam, that such rumors are well founded, but the party who form the forlorn hope have their devoirs also."

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Charles James Lever

De Troyes now seldom left his cabin; and when, in the way of duty, I made my devoirs, and he asked after the men, I made shift to hide the truth.

From Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier by Frank H. Severance