See Also: deserved(dictionary)
deserved(dictionary)

backbenches (oh) and deserved (iou)


backbenches (oh)



the backbenches [plural] BrE the seats in the British parliament where ordinary Members of Parliament sit

deserved (iou)



deserved ppl adjective. M16.
[from DESERVE + -ED1.]
1. Rightfully earned, merited. M16.
2. Meritorious, worthy. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
deservedly adverb according to desert or merit; rightfully, worthily: M16.
deservedness noun worthiness, desert; excellence: E17.