Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Promerit
Pro·mer′it (prō·mĕr′ĭt), v. t. [L. promeritus, p. p. of promerere to deserve; pro before + merere to merit.]
1. To oblige; to confer a favor on. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
2. To deserve; to procure by merit. [Obs.] Davenant.