DUE

Definitions

1. 1. Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable.
2. 2. Justly claimed as a right or property; proper; suitable; becoming; appropriate; fit. Her obedience, which is due to me. Shak. With dirges due, in sad array, Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne. Gray.
3. 3. Such as (a thing) ought to be; fulfilling obligation; proper; lawful; regular; appointed; sufficient; exact; as, due process of law; due service; in due time.
4. 4. Appointed or required to arrive at a given time; as, the steamer was due yesterday.
5. 5. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause. This effect is due to the attraction of the sun. J. D. Forbes.