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meed noun. [mi:d]
[Old English med = Old Frisian mede, Old Saxon meda, mieda, Old High German meta, mieta (German Miete), from West Germanic, rel. to Old English meord, Gothic mizdo (from Germanic), Greek misthos reward.]
Orig., something given in return for labour or service, or for (good or ill) desert; recompense, reward. Later, a reward or prize given for excellence or achievement; one's merited portion of praise, honour, etc. Now arch. & literary. OE.
B. M. Croker All the..senior ladies, had received their due meed of attention.
b. A gift. rare. Only in E17.
Shakespeare Timon of Athens No meed but he repays Sevenfold above itself.
Reward dishonestly offered or accepted; bribery. ME-E19.
Merit, excellence, worth. LME-L18.
Shakespeare 3 Henry VI My meed hath got me fame.
A fair share or proportion of. E20.
Daily Telegraph The Golden Age had its meed of tin goods.
meedless adjective LME-L18.