meed
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- noun
- /miːd/
- Archaic
- The poet's meed for his exceptional work was applause and admiration from the audience.
Examples
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I, as my ever-esteemed duty pricks me on, have brought to thee to receive the meed of punishment...
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Beside this, public games are open to them, and prizes are offered; and the tribe that can claim the greatest number of lads distinguished for skill, courage, and faithfulness is given the meed of praise from all the citizens, who honor not only their present governor but also the teacher who trained them when they were boys.
Blog text (31) -
Perhaps the most relevant example comes from the final lines of "Why Did I Laugh Tonight?": "Verse, Fame, and beauty are intense indeed, / but Death intenser—Death is Life's high meed." 40
Academic text (2016) -
The soldiers received their meed for bravery in battle during the ceremony.
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After years of hard work, she finally earned the meed of recognition as the Employee of the Year.
Synonyms
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A thing given to someone for service or achievement
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Etymology
Meed comes from an old English word that meant 'reward' or 'what someone deserves'. It was used in poems and old stories, and that's why meed today means a deserved reward.