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

Words nearby meed

medusoid, Medvedev, Medway, mee, Meech Lake Accord, meed, meek, meekly, meekness, Meer, meerkat

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How to use meed in a sentence

As such it is now presented to the public for whatever meed of praise or censure it is found to deserve.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The mother also received her meed of praise for having brought up her daughter so well.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
It seemed to afford him pleasure to give the deserved meed of praise, and the young faces grew bright and gladsome under it.
Elsie's Vacation and After Events|Martha Finley
Ah, why begrudge the marquis his meed of admiration, if he likes it?
The Rose of Old St. Louis|Mary Dillon

Other influences had been at work on this neglected region as well, but to these Nannie did not as yet yield their meed of credit.
The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives|Elizabeth Strong Worthington

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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