Duly
/ˈduːli/noun
In the proper or expected manner; at the appropriate time.
Did you know?*Duly* is built on the same root as *due*, and that root ultimately comes from Latin *debere*, meaning “to owe,” so the word began as a tiny linguistic marker of debt and duty.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
dēbēre
“to owe, be indebted”
Old French
Old French
deu
“owed; due; proper”
Middle English
English
duely
“in due manner; fittingly”
Modern English
English
duly
“in the proper or expected way or time”