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▪ I. † well-deˈserving, vbl. n. Obs.
Good desert.
1609Bible (Douay) 3 Kings vi. Contin. Ch. & Relig. 704 Booz..prayed God to render to Ruth a ful reward for her wel deserving. 1620T. Gainsford Glory Eng. ii. xxviii. (ed. 2) 331 Whether I flie with the wings of vaine-glorie, in the ampliation of our well deseruing. 1622Wither Faire-Virtue K 4 b, Shall a Womans Virtues moue, Me, to perish for her loue? Or, her well-deseruing knowne, Make me quite forget mine owne?
▪ II. well-deˈserving, ppl. a.
Highly meritorious or worthy.
1576Fleming Panopl. Epist. 117 How deepely the common wealth is growne in your debte, for your meritorious and wel deseruing behauiour. 1591Harington Orl. Fur. Apol. Poetrie ¶ iij b, Traitors that sell their princes fauours, and rob weldeseruing seruitors of their reward. 1632Lithgow Trav. ii. 66 The..Generals diuided innumerable spoyles, to their well-deseruing Captaines. 1697Dryden Virg. Georg. iii. 784 Now what avails his well-deserving Toil. 1798Wordsw. Peter Bell 936 Calm is the well-deserving brute.
absol.1634Sir T. Herbert Trav. 100 To defend and relieue the distrest and wel-deseruing. 1656Earl of Monmouth tr. Boccalini's Advts. fr. Parnass. i. v. (1674) 8 Only the most vertuous and well-deserving commanded.
Hence well-deservingness.
1631Mabbe Celestina xii. 141 The gentlenesse and well⁓deservingnesse of Melibea. |