condign

Meaningwell-worthy

Common meaning: well deserved, especially as punishment

condignwell-worthySkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 128 · scan

Journey through time

Latincondignus‘well-worthy’source
Old Frenchmeaning shiftswell-worthy → deservedcondigne‘deserved’source
Englishcondign‘well deserved, especially as punishment’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin condignus ‘well-worthy’.

Roots

condignus Latin “well-worthy”

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