Definition of Condegn
Con*dign" (?), a. [F.
condigne, L. condignus very worthy; con- +
dignus worthy. See Deign, and cf. Digne.]
1. Worthy; suitable; deserving; fit.
[Obs.]
Condign and worthy praise.
Udall.
Herself of all that rule she deemend most
condign.
Spenser.
2. Deserved; adequate; suitable to the
fault or crime. "Condign censure."
Milman.
Unless it were a bloody murderer . . .
I never gave them condign punishment.
Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (rare) Fitting, appropriate. Most often used in relation to punishment or penalties.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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