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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·dign ETYMOLOGY Middle English condigne, from Anglo-French, from Latin condignus, from com- + dignus worthy — more at decent DATE 15th century : deserved , appropriate condign punishment • con·dign·ly adverb English Etymology condign c.1470, "well-deserved," from Fr. condigne, from L. condignus"wholly worthy," from con- "together, altogether" + dignus "worthy" (see dignity). Of punishment, "deservedly severe," from 1510s, which by Johnson's day (1755) was the only use. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 condign con·dign / kEn5dain / adjective (formal) (of a punishment 惩罚) appropriate to the crime 适当的；应得的 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·dign \kənˈdīn, (ˈ)kän|d-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English condigne, from Middle French, from Latin condignus very worthy, from com- + dignus worthy — more at decent 1. obsolete a. : of equal worth or dignity b. : worthy 2. : entirely in accordance with what is deserved or merited :neither exceeding nor falling below one's deserts — used only of punishments since the end of the 17th century < when an adequate system for control of atomic energy … has been agreed upon … and condign punishments set up for violations of the rules — B.M.Baruch > Synonyms: see due |
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