One entry found for virtue.
Main Entry: vir·tue
Pronunciation: vr-chü
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English vertu, virtu "behavior that fits with what is right or moral," from early French virtu (same meaning), from Latin virtus "strength, virtue, manly quality," from vir "man, male" --related to VIRILE 1: conduct that agrees with what is morally right 2: a particular moral quality <justice and charity are virtues> 3: a desirable quality : MERIT <the virtues of country life> - by virtue ofor in virtue of: through the force of : by authority of