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meed

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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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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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