'Meritoriousness' definitions:
Definition of 'meritoriousness'
From: WordNet
noun
The quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded" [syn: deservingness, merit, meritoriousness]
Definition of 'Meritoriousness'
From: GCIDE
- Meritorious \Mer`i*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. meritorius that brings in money.] Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable. [1913 Webster]
- And meritorious shall that hand be called, Canonized, and worshiped as a saint. --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]