DEONTOLOGY
\diːəntˈɒləd͡ʒi], \diːəntˈɒlədʒi], \d_iː__ə_n_t_ˈɒ_l_ə_dʒ_i]\
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Deontologia; from 'what are fitting or necessary,' and 'a description.' A word introduced by Bentham to signify morals, or the science of duties.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland