overmerit

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ merit.

Noun

overmerit (plural not attested)

1. Excessive merit.
   • 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:
   • an overmerit ; for convenient merit , unto which reward may easily reach

References

• “overmerit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• overtimer