duteous

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Exception 3.—Final y is sometimes changed into e: as, duty + ous = duteous; beauty + ous = beauteous.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

But the tale may not be vain, If haply it awake one duteous thought Of filial tenderness.

From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 by Gilfillan, George

Since you have swore not to save him upon Other Terms, I'll shew a duteous Cruelty And rather follow him in Death than so To buy his Life, no, I despise the Price.

From The Stolen Heiress or, The Salamanca Doctor Outplotted by Centlivre, Susanna

Nay, then 't was from a duteous wish To serve the cause thou wast in honour bound— André.

From André by Moses, Montrose Jonas

Then first was known     The rigorous Sonnet, to be fram'd alone     By duteous Bards, or by just Taste admir'd.—

From Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace by Seward, Anna