dīrectĭo, ōnis, f. [dirigo] (a very rare word).
I A making straight or even, a levelling : plana coagmentorum, Vitr. 7, 3, 5 sq.—
B Concr., a straight line , App. de Mundo, p. 57.—
II Trop.
A A directing, aiming , towards any thing: quaedam rationis ad veritatem, Quint. 3, 6, 30.—
B Righteousness, uprightness , Vulg. Psa. 44, 6; 118, 7.