The quality of being condign; the state of being deserved or appropriately merited.
From Latin condignitas, derived from condignus. This Latin-derived noun form provides an alternative to condigness using the -ity suffix common in formal and legal language.
Legal and religious writers preferred 'condignity' over 'condigness' because -ity sounds more formal and official—sometimes English gives us multiple routes to the same idea, and professionals pick the fanciest one.
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