The Collaborative International Dictionary
Promerit
Promerit \Pro*mer"it\, v. t. [L. promeritus, p. p. of promerere to deserve; pro before + merere to merit.]
To oblige; to confer a favor on. [Obs.]
--Bp. Hall.To deserve; to procure by merit. [Obs.]
--Davenant.
Wiktionary
promerit
vb. 1 (context obsolete English) To oblige; to confer a favour on. 2 (context obsolete English) To deserve; to procure by merit.