deontic

adjective

de·​on·​tic (ˌ)dē-ˈän-tik 

: of or relating to moral obligation : deontological

Examples of deontic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One is deontic reasoning: the ability to recognize and understand social rules and what happens when the rules are transgressed. —Theodor Schaarschmidt, Scientific American, 11 July 2018

Word History

Etymology

Greek deont-, deon that which is obligatory, from neuter of present participle of dein to lack, be needful — more at deuter-

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above