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Webster 1913 Edition
Promerit
Pro-mer′it
,Verb.
T.
[L.
promeritus
, p. p. of promerere
to deserve; pro
before + merere
to merit.] 1.
To oblige; to confer a favor on.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
2.
To deserve; to procure by merit.
[Obs.]
Davenant.
Webster 1828 Edition
Promerit
PROMER'IT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To oblige; to confer a favor on.2.
To deserve; to procure by merit. [This word is little used or not at all.]
Definition 2024
promerit
promerit
English
Verb
promerit (third-person singular simple present promerits, present participle promeriting, simple past and past participle promerited)
- (obsolete) To oblige; to confer a favour on.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)
- (obsolete) To deserve; to procure by merit.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Davenant to this entry?)