1. Worthy of being treated in a particular way
   "the deserving poor"
   - worth

1. Be worthy or deserving
   "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"
   - merit

See also: deservingness, worthy

Type of: be

• Old Bulgarian
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• old codger
• Old Colony
• old country
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