deserving
deserving is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
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- 1.Desert; merit. A person of great deservings from the republic. Swift.
- 2.Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving or act. -- De*serv"ing*ly, adv.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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