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meed

[meed]
–noun Archaic.
a reward or recompense.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME mede, OE mēd; c. G Miete hire; akin to OE meord, Goth mizdō, Gk misthós reward
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meed   (mēd)   
n.  
  1. A fitting recompense.

  2. Archaic A merited gift or wage.


[Middle English mede, from Old English mēd; see mizdho- in Indo-European roots.]
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