Promerit

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Promerit \Pro*mer"it\, v. t. [L. promeritus, p. p. of promerere
     to deserve; pro before + merere to merit.]
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     1. To oblige; to confer a favor on. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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     2. To deserve; to procure by merit. [Obs.] --Davenant.
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