meritious
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
meritious (not comparable)
- Having merit.
- 1644, Elias Arnold, translation of David Pareus, A Commentary Upon the Divine Revelation of the Apostle and Evangelist John, p. 146:
- Yet God forbid, we should with Ribera attribute this reward, to any meritorious worke: seeing a far other meritious cause thereof is noted unto us ver. 14. & 17.
- 1644, Elias Arnold, translation of David Pareus, A Commentary Upon the Divine Revelation of the Apostle and Evangelist John, p. 146:
Usage notes edit
Primarily used in the collocation “meritious service”. Also used in a legal context (“meritious claims”) and religious context (“meritious deeds”).