condign
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment); proper; fittingPart of speech:
AdjectiveExample sentences with this word:
Outright condemnation was as rare as condign punishment where the criminal was a man of high social standing; for if the delinquent vassal chose to submit himself to his lord, he had performed an act of self-abasement which, in itself, merited courteous handling.
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