condign
adjective
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Pronunciation: /kənˈdʌɪn/ / /kənˈdaɪn/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English condigne, from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from con- + dignus (“worthy”). Compare deign.
- Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment.
“Vnlesse it were a bloody Murtherer, Or foule felonious Theefe, that fleec'd poore passengers, I neuer gaue them condigne punishment.”
“Consider, then, who is your best friend: he that would have brought him to condign punishment, or he that has saved him?”