INIQUITY


Meaning of INIQUITY in English

[ ɪ'nɪkwɪti ]

■ noun ( plural iniquities ) highly unfair or immoral behaviour.

Derivatives

iniquitous adjective

iniquitously adverb

iniquitousness noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. iniquite , from L. iniquitas , from iniquus , from in- 'not' + aequus 'equal, just'.

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