meriter

meriter

See also: mériter

English

Etymology

merit +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɹɪtə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɹɪtɚ/

Noun

meriter (plural meriters)

1. Someone or something that merits.
   • 1612, Thomas Taylor, A commentarie vpon the Epistle of S. Paul written to Titus‎, L. Greene, page 650:

     Not that it is not wrought as well by the other persons, beeing a worke without themselues: for the Father reneweth as beeing the foundation and fountaine not of the Deitie alone, but of all diuine actions and good things whatsoeuer: and the Son reneweth as the Mediator and meriter of it.

   • 1654, Richard Baxter, Rich Baxters Apology Against the Modest Exceptions of Mr T. Blake and the Digression of Mr G. Kendall, London: T. Underbill and F. Tyton, page 6:

     If receiving Chriſt as a Satisfier and Meriter, be the only faith that gives right to Juſtification, then on the ſame grounds you muſt ſay, It is the only faith that gives right to further Sanctification and to Glorification : For Chriſt Merited one as well as the other.

   • 1657, Francis Bacon, A Confession of the Faith, London: F. Leach, pages 120–1:

     That Iesus the Lord, became, in the Flesh, a Sacrificer, and Sacri­fice for Sin; A Satisfaction, and Price, to the Iustice, of God; A Me­riter, of Glory, and the Kingdom […]

Anagrams

• trireme

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Latin

Verb

meriter

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of meritō

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Middle French

Verb

meriter

1. to merit; to deserve

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of meriter

infinitive	simple	meriter
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	meritant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		merité
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	merite	merites	merite	meritons	meritez	meritent
	imperfect	meritois, meritoys	meritois, meritoys	meritoit, meritoyt	meritions, merityons	meritiez, merityez	meritoient, meritoyent
	past historic	merita	meritas	merita	meritasmes	meritastes	meriterent
	future	meriterai, meriteray	meriteras	meritera	meriterons	meriterez	meriteront
	conditional	meriterois, meriteroys	meriterois, meriteroys	meriteroit, meriteroyt	meriterions, meriteryons	meriteriez, meriteryez	meriteroient, meriteroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	merite	merites	merite	meritons	meritez	meritent
	imperfect	meritasse	meritasses	meritast	meritassions	meritassiez	meritassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	merite	—	meritons	meritez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

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Old French

Verb

meriter

1. to merit; to deserve

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of meriter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		meriter			avoir merité
gerund		en meritant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		meritant
past participle		merité
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	merit	merites	merite	meritons	meritez	meritent
	imperfect	meritoie, meriteie, meritoe, meriteve	meritoies, meriteies, meritoes, meriteves	meritoit, meriteit, meritot, meriteve	meritiiens, meritiens	meritiiez, meritiez	meritoient, meriteient, meritoent, meritevent
	preterite	meritai	meritas	merita	meritames	meritastes	meriterent
	future	meriterai	meriteras	meritera	meriterons	meriteroiz, meritereiz, meriterez	meriteront
	conditional	meriteroie, meritereie	meriteroies, meritereies	meriteroit, meritereit	meriteriiens, meriteriens	meriteriiez, meriteriez	meriteroient, meritereient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	merit	meriz	merit	meritons	meritez	meritent
	imperfect	meritasse	meritasses	meritast	meritissons, meritissiens	meritissoiz, meritissez, meritissiez	meritassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	merite	—	meritons	meritez	—

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Swedish

Noun

meriter

1. indefinite plural of merit.