1) Act of civility 2) An act of civility or respect 3) Civility 4) Formal expression of respect 5) Politeness 6) Respects or compliments Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/devoir
• (n.) Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/devoir/
De·voir' noun [ French, from Latin debere to owe. See Due .] Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies. 'Do now your devoid , young knights!' Chaucer. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/54