Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Equitable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Equitable \Eq"ui*ta*ble\, a. [F. ['e]quitable, from
['e]quit['e]. See {Equity}.]
1. Possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural
right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration
for what is fair, unbiased, or impartial; just; as an
equitable decision; an equitable distribution of an
estate; equitable men.
No two . . . had exactly the same notion of what was
equitable. --Macaulay.
2. (Law) That can be sustained or made available or effective
in a court of equity, or upon principles of equity
jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets,
assignment, mortgage, etc. --Abbott.
Syn: Just; fair; reasonable; right; honest; impartial;
candid; upright.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
equitable
adj : implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a
natural sense of what is fair to all; "equitable
treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution
of gifts among the children" [syn: {just}] [ant: {inequitable}]
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