English → Latin
“deservedly” in Latin
mereōto deserve, merit; to earn, get, obtain, acquire; to serve, to render service to (with ablative of the person or thing imeritōaccording to desert, deservedly, justly, justifiably, worthily, fitly; with good reason, appropriately, correctly, propeiūslaw, right; subjective right, individual right; court of law
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deservedly
pro merito; merito; pro dignitate: very deservedly, meritissimo (Cic.): merito ac jure: jure: merito atque optimo jure; jure ac merito; jure meritoque: he would be deservedly punished, jure in eum animadverteretur: to be deservedly praised, merito ac jure laudari (Cic.). ☞ Deservedly may, in poetry, be rendered by meritus; e.g., meritus torquetur ab (Ov.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deservedly?
- The usual Latin words for “deservedly” are mereō, meritō, iūs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.