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promerit

verb

Etymology

From Latin promeritus, past participle of promerere (“to deserve”), from pro (“before”) + merere (“to merit”).

  1. derived from promeritus

Definitions

  1. To oblige

    To oblige; to confer a favour on.

    • O God, while thou dost thus promerit us by thy Providence, let us not wrong thee by distrust

  2. To deserve

    To deserve; to procure by merit.

    • Beneficence and communication do not forget, for with such hostes God is promerited.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA