Mer"it*ed*ly, adv. By merit; deservedly.
{ Mer"i*thal (?), ||Mer`i*thal"lus (?), } n. [NL. merithallus, fr. Gr.
&?;, or &?;, a part + &?; a young shoot.] (Bot.) Same as Internode.
Mer"it*mon`ger (?), n. One who depends on merit for salvation. [Obs.]
Milner.
Mer`i*to"ri*ous (?), a. [L. meritorius that brings in money.]
Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense;
valuable.
And meritorious shall that hand be called, Canonized, and worshiped
as a saint.
Shak.
-- Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness, n.