What does "deserving" mean?
Deserving: Desert; merit. A person of great deservings from the republic. Swift.
Additional senses
- 2.Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving or act. -- De*serv"ing*ly, adv.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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