Pro‐mer″it (?), v. t. [L. promeritus, p. p. of promerere to deserve; pro before + merere to merit.]
1. To oblige; to confer a favor on. Bp. Hall.
2. To deserve; to procure by merit. Davenant.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.