| Word | condign |
|---|---|
| Definition | adv. (of punishment) Appropriate to the wrongdoing; fitting, deserved. |
| Sentence | ...while I threw myself haphazardly down beneath a certain fig tree, loosing the reins on my sobbing, as tears tore themselves from my eyes, my condign offering to you, as I multiplied my laments. |
| Source | Confessions, Augustine, VIII.28, p.181 |
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