• (n.) Straightness. • (n.) 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. • (n.) Right judgment. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/rectitude/
Rec'ti·tude noun [ Latin rectitudo , from rectus right, straight: confer French rectitude . See Right .] 1. Straightness. [ R.] Johnson. 2. Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct,... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/28