dret

[dɾet]

1. masculine noun Law (field of study).

2. masculine noun Right (as in Human Rights).

3. adjective Right, straight, upright, right-hand.

Etymology: From Latin directus.

-ist

[iʃt]

1. derivative suffix Added to a noun or an adjective, it can derive a new noun or a new adjective. It refers to the maker or doer of something, a profession, or somebody who supports a theory or idea. Examples: dent (noun), tooth, dentist (noun), dentist; dret (adjective), right, dretist (noun), right-winger; cell (noun), sky, cellist (adjective), sky-blue; sòcjal (adjective), socjalist (adjective), socialist.

Etymology: From Greek -istes via Latin -ista.