demerere
1Demerit — De|me|rit 〈m. 16; kath. Kirche〉 straffälliger Geistlicher [zu frz. demériter „sündigen, der göttlichen Gnade verlustig gehen“] * * * De|me|rit, der; en, en [mlat. demeritus, 2. Part. von: demerere = sich vergehen; gewinnen < lat. demerere =… …
2Demerit — De|me|rit der; en, en <zu mlat. demeritus, Part. Perf. von demerere »sich vergehen; gewinnen«, dies aus lat. demerere »verdienen«> straffällig gewordener Geistlicher, der wegen dieses Vergehens für einige Zeit od. für immer sein kirchliches …
3Demerit — De*mer it, n. [F. d[ e]m[ e]rite demerit (in sense 2), OF. demerite demerit (in sense 1), fr. L. demerere to deserve well, LL., to deserve well or ill; de + merere to deserve. See {De} , and {Merit}.] 1. That which one merits or deserves, either… …
4demerit — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French demerite, from Medieval Latin demeritum, from neuter of demeritus, past participle of demerēre to be undeserving of, from Latin, to earn, from de + merēre to merit… …
5demerit — demeritorious /di mer i tawr ee euhs, tohr /, adj. demeritoriously, adv. /di mer it/, n. 1. a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency: If you receive four demerits during a term, you will be expelled from school. 2. the quality of… …
6demerit — de•mer•it [[t]dɪˈmɛr ɪt[/t]] n. 1) a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency 2) the quality of being censurable; fault; culpability 3) Obs. offense • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (< OF desmerite) < ML dēmeritum fault, n. use of neut …
7gaigner — Gaigner, C est proprement, faire gaing, Lucrari, Rem augere, Lucrum facere, Demerere, Ainsi dit on, il gaigne en marchandise, Il gaigne au jeu, Il gaigne bons gaiges, et improprement, attraire et captiver à soy, comme, Il a gagné le coeur du… …
8demerit — [dē mer′it, dimer′it] n. [ME & OFr demerite < ML demeritum, fault < pp. of demerere, to forfeit, not merit, with meaning altered ( de taken in negative sense) < L, to merit < de , intens. + merere, to deserve] 1. a quality deserving… …
