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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a fitting reward;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Meed \Meed\, v. t. 1. To reward; to repay. [Obs.] --Waytt. [1913 Webster] 2. To deserve; to merit. [Obs.] --Heywood. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Meed \Meed\ (m[=e]d), n. [OE. mede, AS. m[=e]d, meord; akin to OS. m[=e]da, OHG. miata, mieta, G. miethe hire, Goth. mizd[=o] reward, Bohem. & Russ. mzda, Gr. misqo`s, Skr. m[imac]dha. [root]276.] 1. That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense. [1913 Webster] A rosy garland was the victor's meed. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Merit or desert; worth. [1913 Webster] My meed hath got me fame. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A gift; also, a bride. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

meed n 1: a fitting reward
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

78 Moby Thesaurus words for "meed": allotment, allowance, amends, apportionment, atonement, big end, bigger half, bit, bite, blood money, budget, carrot, chunk, commission, compensation, consideration, contingent, cut, damages, deal, desert, destiny, dividend, dole, due, end, equal share, fate, guerdon, half, halver, helping, honorarium, indemnification, indemnity, interest, lot, measure, merit, mess, modicum, moiety, part, percentage, piece, plum, portion, premium, price, prize, proportion, quantum, quittance, quota, rake-off, ration, recompense, recompensing, redress, remuneration, reparation, requital, requitement, restitution, retribution, return, reward, salvage, satisfaction, segment, share, slice, small share, smart money, solatium, stake, stock, wergild