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meed
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MEED
n. 1. Reward; recompense; that which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit.
Thanks to men
Of noble minds is honorable meed.
2. A gift or present. [Not used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MEED
Meed, n. Etym: [OE. mede, AS. med, meord; akin to OS. m, OHG. miata,mieta, G. miethe hire, Goth. mizdo reward, Bohem. & Russ. mzda, Gr. mistho `s, Skr. midha. sq. root276.]
1. That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense. A rosy garland was the victor's meed. Spenser.
2. Merit or desert; worth. My meed hath got me fame. Shak.
3. A gift; also, a bride. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
MEED
MEED Meed, v. t.
1. To reward; to repay. [Obs. ] Waytt.
2. To deserve; to merit. [Obs. ] Heywood.
MEEDFUL
MEEDFUL Meed "ful, a.
Defn: Worthy of meed, reward, or recompense; meritorious. "Meedful works." Wiclif.
MEEDFULLY
MEEDFULLY Meed "ful *ly, adv.
Defn: According to merit; suitably.
New American Oxford Dictionary
meed
meed |mēd mid | ▶noun archaic a deserved share or reward: he must extract from her some meed of approbation. ORIGIN Old English mēd, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Greek misthos ‘reward. ’
Oxford Dictionary
meed
meed |miːd | ▶noun archaic a person's deserved share of praise, honour, etc.: he must extract from her some meed of approbation. ORIGIN Old English mēd, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Greek misthos ‘reward ’.
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