Deserving
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King James Dictionary [1]
Deserving, ppr.
1. Meriting having a just claim to reward justly meriting punishment. 2. Worthy of reward or praise meritorious possessed of good qualities that entitle to approbation as a deserving officer.
Deserving, n. The act of meriting desert merit.
If ye have done to him according to the deserving of his hands. Judges 9 .
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deserve
(2): ( a.) Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving person or act.
(3): ( n.) Desert; merit.
