rectitude Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
    uprightness.

WordNet

Rec"ti*tude noun
Etymology
L. rectitudo, fr. rectus right, straight: cf. F. rectitude. See Right.
Definitions
  1. Straightness. R. Johnson.
  2. Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice.
  3. Right judgment. R. Sir G. C. Lewis. Syn. -- See Justice.

Webster 1913