Bible Dictionaries
Deserve
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. i.) To be worthy of recompense; - usually with ill or with well.
(2):
(v. t.) To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise.
(3):
(v. t.) To serve; to treat; to benefit.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deserve'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/deserve.html. 1828.