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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.]