pour le mérite

[ poor luh mey-reet ]

adverb

, French.

1. for merit.

Example Sentences

His father eventually retrieved his delinquent child from North Africa, just in time for the 19-year-old to enlist in World War I. Over the next four years, Jünger would be wounded in action 14 times and, in 1918, be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany’s equivalent to our Medal of Honor.

From Washington Post

In June, for example, he was inducted into the Orden Pour le Mérite, an elite German order with just 80 members worldwide.

From Science Magazine

A special edition of the wondrous Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mérite was introduced at the official opening of the New York City boutique on September 25, 2014.

From Forbes

The Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mérite, the fourth member of the highly innovative Pour le Mérite line that was established in 1994 as one of the original four timepieces to come from the reborn Saxon manufacture, is the timepiece in question.

From Forbes

The “boutique edition” of the Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mérite is only available in a white gold case with classic blued-steel hands and may only be purchased at an A. Lange & Söhne boutique.

From Forbes