What is to be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well. One man may merit or deserve of another. South called?
deserve — To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well. One man may merit or deserve of another. South. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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