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- CONDIGN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
In his 1755 Dictionary of the English Language, lexicographer Samuel Johnson noted that "condign" was "always used of something deserved by crimes " Even today, it is most likely to be used to modify "punishment" or a related word, such as "redress," "justice," or "chastisement "
- CONDIGN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Use the adjective condign to describe a fair and fitting punishment, like the condign clean-up work assigned to a group of students after they made a big mess There are two ways to correctly pronounce condign: "CON-dine" or "con-DINE "
- CONDIGN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
The crime he commits is visited with the most condign punishment, beyond that allotted to other classes subject to punishment
- Condign - definition of condign by The Free Dictionary
condign (kənˈdaɪn) adj (esp of a punishment) fitting; deserved [C15: from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from dignus worthy]
- CONDIGN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Definition of 'condign' condign in British English (kənˈdaɪn ) adjective (esp of a punishment) fitting; deserved
- condign - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Adjective condign (comparative more condign, superlative most condign) Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment
- condign adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of condign adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- condign, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective condign, five of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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