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meed
[ meed ]
/ mid /
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noun Archaic.
a reward or recompense.
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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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meed
/ (miːd) /
noun
archaic a recompense; reward
Word Origin for meed
Old English: wages; compare Old High German mēta pay
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