Condign
Pronunciation : Con*dign"
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. condigne, L. condignus very worthy; con- + dignus worthy. See Deign, and cf. Digne.]
Definition : 1. Worthy; suitable; deserving; fit. [Obs.] Condign and worthy praise. Udall. Herself of all that rule she deemend most condign. Spenser.
2. Deserved; adequate; suitable to the fault or crime. "Condign censure." Milman. Unless it were a bloody murderer . . . I never gave them condign punishment. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913