meed

[ meed ]

/ mid /

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noun Archaic.

a reward or recompense.

Nearby words

medusoid, medvedev, medway, mee, meech lake accord, meed, meek, meer, meerkat, meerschaum, meerut

Origin of meed

before 900; Middle English mede, Old English mēd; cognate with German Miete hire; akin to Old English meord, Gothic mizdō, Greek misthós reward

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Examples from the Web for meed

Father Hickey had suffered the meed of his inhospitable conduct.
The Miraculous Revenge|Bernard Shaw
The meed of victory is to be Helen herself, with all her treasures, she now appearing for the first time in the Epos.
Greek Women|Mitchell Carroll
Thus boar's head, horn and mantle, Were this fair couple's meed: And all such constant lovers, God send them well to speed.
A Book of Ballads, Volume 1|Various
As this was the substance of the other speeches, Johann received his meed of applause.
The Puppet Crown|Harold MacGrath

He repelled his enemies through a will and courage that never flinched, and elicited from them a meed of awesome respect.
The Red Debt|Everett MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for meed

meed

/ (miːd) /

noun

archaic a recompense; reward

Word Origin for meed

Old English: wages; compare Old High German mēta pay

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meed

noun Archaic.

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meed

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