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Princeton's WordNet
meednoun
a fitting reward
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Meednoun
Reward; recompence. Now rarely used.
Etymology: med , Saxon; miete, Teutonick.
He knows his meed, if he be spide,
To be a thousand deaths, and shame beside. Hubberd.Whether in beauties glory did exceed,
A rosy garland was the victor’s meede. Fairy Queen.Thanks to men
Of noble minds is honourable meed. William Shakespeare.He must not float upon his wat’ry bier
Unwept, and welter to the parching wind,
Without the meed of some melodious tear. John Milton.If so a cloak and vesture be my meed
Till his return, no title shall I plead. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.Plutus, the god of gold,
Is but his steward: no meed but he repays
Seven-fold above itself. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.
Wikipedia
MEED
MEED, formerly Middle East Economic Digest, is a media publishing company founded in 1957 focused on economic and business news related to the Middle East. MEED also provides advertising and marketing services.
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meed
A meed is a reward or compensation that one receives for their actions or deeds, often related to merit or deservingness. It's an archaic term, not commonly used in modern English.
Webster Dictionary
Meednoun
that which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense
Meednoun
merit or desert; worth
Meednoun
a gift; also, a bride
Meedverb
to reward; to repay
Meedverb
to deserve; to merit
Etymology: [OE. mede, AS. md, meord; akin to OS. mda, OHG. miata, mieta, G. miethe hire, Goth. mizd reward, Bohem. & Russ. mzda, Gr. misqo`s, Skr. mdha. 276.]
Wikidata
MEED
MEED, abbreviated from the former name Middle East Economic Digest, is a 54-year-old business intelligence tool for the Middle East and North Africa, providing analysis and commentary on Middle Eastern markets, companies, people and data on the regional projects market.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Meed
mēd, n. wages: reward: what is bestowed for merit. [A.S. méd, meord; Ger. miethe.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MEED
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Meed is ranked #144141 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Meed surname appeared 115 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Meed.
68.7% or 79 total occurrences were White.
26.9% or 31 total occurrences were Black.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of meed in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of meed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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