Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

promerit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: promer-it
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To oblige; to confer a favour on.

Obsolete

verb

To deserve; to procure by merit.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"O God, while thou dost thus promerit us by thy Providence, let us not wrong thee by distrust"
"Beneficence and communication do not forget, for with such hostes God is promerited."

Etymology

From Latin promeritus, past participle of promerere (“to deserve”), from pro (“before”) + merere (“to merit”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: promeritus

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

promerits (present, singular) promeriting (participle, present) promerited (participle, past) promerited (past)

Questions

What does promerit mean?: To oblige; to confer a favour on.
Where does promerit come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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