·noun A gift; also, a bride.
II. Meed ·noun Merit or desert; worth.
III. Meed ·vt To Reward; to Repay.
IV. Meed ·vt To Deserve; to Merit.
V. Meed ·noun That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose