Meedful

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Worthy of meed or reward; deserving; meritorious.

    ""On that day that S. Louis was buried," we there read, "a woman of the diocese of Sens recovered her sight, which she had lost and saw nothing, by the merits and prayers of the said debonair and meedful king."

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meritoriousmeritorious

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""On that day that S. Louis was buried," we there read, "a woman of the diocese of Sens recovered her sight, which she had lost and saw nothing, by the merits and prayers of the said debonair and meedful king."

Etymology

Calque of Middle English medeful; equivalent to meed + -ful.

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