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meed

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noun Archaic.

a reward or recompense.

RELATED WORDS

part, quota, sector, chunk, any, share, section, factor, component, detail, element, member, item, lot, measure, piece, segment, side, unit, salary

Nearby words

  1. medusoid,
  2. medvedev,
  3. medway,
  4. mee,
  5. meech lake accord,
  6. meek,
  7. meekly,
  8. meer,
  9. meer, jan van der,
  10. meerkat

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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