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meed Definition

meed (mēd)

noun

  1. Archaic a merited recompense or reward
  2. Obsolete
    1. a bribe
    2. merit; worth

Etymology: ME mede < OE med, a recompense, reward, akin to Ger miete, pay, rent < IE base *mizdhó-, reward, pay > Sans mīḍhá-, prize

meed Synonyms

meed

n.

pay, award, reward; see honors 2, pay 2, prize.

meed Usage Examples

Preposition: of

praise: You have been wonderfully successful, go and get your meed of praise and come and see me afterward.

Converse of object

bestow: His last voyage had bestowed the full meed of F AME.

Adjective modifier

full: His last voyage had bestowed the full meed of F AME.