Equitable
WordNet
adjective
(1) 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"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
equitable
- Marked by or having equity.
- Fair, just, or impartial.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33.
- I may justly require you to produce that argument ; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33.