MERIT
ADJECTIVES
► VALIANT of great worth or merit; worthy → 1480 obs.
► VALOROUS having value, worth, or merit; valuable → 1592 obs.
NOUNS
► ABLENESS merit, worthiness → a1425 obs.
► ALMOUS a meritorious act → 1805 Sc.
► EARNING the fact of deserving, merit; that which one deserves → c1020 obs.
► FAIR FUCKS credit, merit → 1992 Ireland sl.
► OFSERVING deserving, desert, merit → c1240 obs.
► VALURE worthiness or merit → 1422 obs.
VERBS
► HAVE IT COMING to deserve; to merit; usually ‘it’ is unpleasant → L19 sl.
► OFGO to gain, to win, to obtain; to obtain by merit, to deserve, to earn → c1000 obs.
► OFSERVE to deserve, to merit; to obtain by deserving; to earn → a1225 obs.
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