meriter

See also: mériter

English

Etymology

merit +‎ -er

Pronunciation

Noun

meriter (plural meriters)

  1. Someone or something that merits.
    • 1612, Thomas Taylor, A commentarie vpon the Epistle of S. Paul written to Titus‎, L. Greene, page 650:
      Not that it is not wrought as well by the other persons, beeing a worke without themselues: for the Father reneweth as beeing the foundation and fountaine not of the Deitie alone, but of all diuine actions and good things whatsoeuer: and the Son reneweth as the Mediator and meriter of it.
    • 1654, Richard Baxter, Rich Baxters Apology Against the Modest Exceptions of Mr T. Blake and the Digression of Mr G. Kendall, London: T. Underbill and F. Tyton, page 6:
      If receiving Chriſt as a Satisfier and Meriter, be the only faith that gives right to Juſtification, then on the ſame grounds you muſt ſay, It is the only faith that gives right to further Sanctification and to Glorification : For Chriſt Merited one as well as the other.
    • 1657, Francis Bacon, A Confession of the Faith, London: F. Leach, pages 120–1:
      That Iesus the Lord, became, in the Flesh, a Sacrificer, and Sacri­fice for Sin; A Satisfaction, and Price, to the Iustice, of God; A Me­riter, of Glory, and the Kingdom […]

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

meriter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of meritō

Middle French

Verb

meriter

  1. to merit; to deserve

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of meriter
infinitive simple meriter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple meritant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle merité
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present merite merites merite meritons meritez meritent
imperfect meritois, meritoys meritois, meritoys meritoit, meritoyt meritions, merityons meritiez, merityez meritoient, meritoyent
past historic merita meritas merita meritasmes meritastes meriterent
future meriterai, meriteray meriteras meritera meriterons meriterez meriteront
conditional meriterois, meriteroys meriterois, meriteroys meriteroit, meriteroyt meriterions, meriteryons meriteriez, meriteryez meriteroient, meriteroyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present merite merites merite meritons meritez meritent
imperfect meritasse meritasses meritast meritassions meritassiez meritassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — merite — meritons meritez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Old French

Verb

meriter

  1. to merit; to deserve

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of meriter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive meriter avoir merité
gerund en meritant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle meritant
past participle merité
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present merit merites merite meritons meritez meritent
imperfect meritoie, meriteie, meritoe, meriteve meritoies, meriteies, meritoes, meriteves meritoit, meriteit, meritot, meriteve meritiiens, meritiens meritiiez, meritiez meritoient, meriteient, meritoent, meritevent
preterite meritai meritas merita meritames meritastes meriterent
future meriterai meriteras meritera meriterons meriteroiz, meritereiz, meriterez meriteront
conditional meriteroie, meritereie meriteroies, meritereies meriteroit, meritereit meriteriiens, meriteriens meriteriiez, meriteriez meriteroient, meritereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present merit meriz merit meritons meritez meritent
imperfect meritasse meritasses meritast meritissons, meritissiens meritissoiz, meritissez, meritissiez meritassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— merite — meritons meritez —

Swedish

Noun

meriter

  1. indefinite plural of merit
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