condign

 
Pronunciation: /kənˈdʌɪn/

adjective

formal
  • (of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved: condign punishment was rare when the criminal was a man of high social standing

Derivatives

condignly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (in the general sense 'worthy, appropriate'): from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from con- 'altogether' + dignus 'worthy'