méritoire

== French == === Etymology === From mérite +‎ -oire. Compare Latin meritōrius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /me.ʁi.twaʁ/ Homophone: méritoires === Adjective === méritoire (plural méritoires) meritorious, praiseworthy, commendable === Further reading === “méritoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012