Hypertext Webster Gateway: "meriting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Merit \Mer"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Merited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Meriting}.] [F. m['e]riter, L. meritare, v. intens. fr.
merere. See {Merit}, n.]
1. To earn by service or performance; to have a right to
claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a
bad sense; as, to merit punishment. ``This kindness merits
thanks.'' --Shak.
2. To reward. [R. & Obs.] --Chapman.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
meriting
adj : having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a
cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving
poor" (often used ironically) [syn: {deserving(p)}, {meriting(p)},
{worth(p)}]
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