meritorius

meritōrius adj.

meritum, earning money : pueri, earning money by prostitution.—Plur. n . as subst, hired lodgings , Iu.

meritorius
mĕrĭtōrĭus, a, um, adj. [mereo], of or belonging to the earning of money, by which money is earned, ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.