'Meriting' definitions:
Definition of 'Meriting'
From: GCIDE
- Merit \Mer"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Merited; p. pr. & vb. n. Meriting.] [F. m['e]riter, L. meritare, v. intens. fr. merere. See Merit, n.]
- 1. To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a bad sense; as, to merit punishment. "This kindness merits thanks." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To reward. [R. & Obs.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster]