noun
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generosity; bounty
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the quality or condition of being liberal
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Origin of liberality
1300–50; Middle English liberalite < Latin līberālitās. See liberal, -ity
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Amongs the rancke of which hir comely Qualities, the vertue of Liberality glistered lyke the morninge Starre after the Night hath cast of his darke and Cloudy Mantell.
From The Palace of Pleasure Volume 3 by Painter, William
Poetry having retired from the side of Interest, Liberality advanced; and, after making her movements, said:— My name is Liberality, Alike beneficent and wise, To shun wild prodigality, And sordid avarice despise.
From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Sincerity and Candor or Expressiveness also add much to the capacity for attaining truth; and Liberality, between Foresight and Benevolence, adds much to the expansion of the understanding.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, November 1887 Volume 1, Number 10 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)
Liberality in princes is regarded as a mark of beneficence.
From Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." by Bradlaugh, Charles
Go, Mr. Liberality; do what I bid you.
From The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern by Goldoni, Carlo
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