worthy of reward or praise; meritorious / meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)

desert, merit

present participle of deserve

plural of deserving

(transitive) To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. / (obsolete) To earn, win. / (obsolete) To reward, to give in return for service.

fair; merited.

simple past tense and past participle of deserve

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deserve

plural of deserver

One who deserves.