What does condign mean?
Definitions for condign
kənˈdaɪncondign
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Princeton's WordNet
condignadjective
fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment
"condign censure"
Wiktionary
condignadjective
Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment
Etymology: From Old (and modern) French condigne, from Latin condignus, from con- + dignus ‘worthy’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CONDIGNadjective
Worthy of a person; suitable; deserved; merited: it is always used of something deserved by crimes.
Etymology: condignus, Latin.
Unless it were a bloody murtherer,
I never gave them condign punishment. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.Consider who is your friend, he that would have brought him to condign punishment, or he that has saved him. Arbuthn.
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condign
Condign refers to something that is appropriate, deserved, or fitting in relation to the situation or action, often used in context of something being a suitable punishment or penalty for a wrongdoing.
Webster Dictionary
Condignadjective
worthy; suitable; deserving; fit
Condignadjective
deserved; adequate; suitable to the fault or crime
Etymology: [F. condigne, L. condignus very worthy; con- + dignus worthy. See Deign, and cf. Digne.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Condign
kon-dīn′, adj. well merited: adequate (of punishment).—adv. Condign′ly.—n. Condign′ness. [L. condignus—con, wholly, dignus, worthy.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of condign in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of condign in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of condign in a Sentence
In places it looked like a conclusion-led study where data had been used to support a personal opinion, the problem with an intelligence study like Project Condign is that it's so secret and sensitive that those involved don't reach out to subject matter experts outside the intelligence community.
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