Deserving
Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Worthy or meritorious, without regard to condition or drcum es. in no sense of the word is it limited to pel-sons in need of assistance, or objects which come within the class of charitable Nichols v. Allen, 130 Mass. 211, 39 Am. Rep. 4 1".