meritoire (1393)

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meritoire (1393)

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

a.

1worthy, laudable
( 1393; MS: s.xv1 )  chose moult meritoire, a Dieu plesante  61.19
( s.xivex )  Come almoign et chose merytorie soit a tesmoigner veirté  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  iv 80
merir  meritable  merite 
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