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meritoire (1393)

meritoire (1393)

meritorie,  merytorie  
  FEW:  meritum 6/ii,35a Gdf: GdfC:  meritoire 10,143a TL: meritoire 5,1530 DEAF: DMF:  méritoire  TLF:  méritoire  OED:  meritory adj.  MED:  meritori(e adj.  DMLBS:  meritorius 1776b

a.

worthy, laudable
( 1393; MS: s.xv1 )  chose moult meritoire, a Dieu plesante  Lett & Pet 61.19
( s.xivex )  Come almoign et chose merytorie soit a tesmoigner veirté  Ladbroke 304
( 1415 )  le roy nostre seignur soveraigne, considerant les meritories et devoutz ententz de les foundours avauntditz, et auxi les malveis et insolentz governances en ycelle eus  Rot Parl1 iv 80

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See also:

merir  meritable  merite 
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