What is to serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.] A man that hath So well deserved me. Massinger called?
deserve — To serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.] A man that hath So well deserved me. Massinger. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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