English-Thai Dictionary

condign

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONDIGN

a.[L., worthy. See Dignity. ] 1. Deserved; merited; suitable; applied usually to punishment; as, the malefactor has suffered condign punishment.
2. Worthy; merited; as condign praise.
[In the latter sense, seldom used. ]

 

CONDIGNITY

n.Merit; desert. In school divinity, the merit of human actions which claims reward, on the score of justice.

 

CONDIGNLY

adv. According to merit.

 

CONDIGNNESS

n.Agreeableness to deserts; suitableness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONDIGN

Con *dign ", a. Etym: [F. condigne, L. condignus very worthy; con- +dignus worthy. See Deign, and cf. Digne. ]

 

1. Worthy; suitable; deserving; fit. [Obs. ] Condign and worthy praise. Udall. Herself of all that rule she deemend most condign. Spenser.

 

2. Deserved; adequate; suitable to the fault or crime. "Condign censure. " Milman. Unless it were a bloody murderer. .. I never gave them condign punishment. Shak.

 

CONDIGNITY

Con *dig "ni *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. condignité.] (Scholastic Theol.)

 

Defn: Merit, acguired by works, which can claim reward on the score of general benevolence. Such a worthiness of condignity, and proper merit of the heavenly glory, cannot be found in any the best, most perfect, and excellent of created beings. Bp. Bull.

 

CONDIGNLY

CONDIGNLY Con *dign "ly, adv.

 

Defn: According to merit.

 

CONDIGNNESS

CONDIGNNESS Con *dign "ness, n.

 

Defn: Agreeableness to deserts; suitableness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

condign

con dign |kənˈdīn kənˈdaɪn | ▶adjective formal (of punishment or retribution ) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved. DERIVATIVES con dign ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the general sense ‘worthy, appropriate ’): from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from con- ‘altogether ’ + dignus ‘worthy. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

condign

condign |kənˈdʌɪn | ▶adjective formal (of punishment or retribution ) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved. DERIVATIVES condignly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the general sense ‘worthy, appropriate ’): from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from con- ‘altogether ’ + dignus ‘worthy ’.

 

Spanish Dictionary

condigno, -na

condigno, -na adjetivo [cosa ] Que corresponde a otra o se deriva de ella :el condigno respeto .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

condign

con dign /kəndáɪn /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〈処罰が 〉妥当な, 当然の .