propine

American  

[proh-peen, proh-peen, -pahyn] / proʊˈpin, proʊˈpin, -ˈpaɪn /

verb (used with object)

propined, propining

1. to offer as a present.

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noun

1. a present; gift.

Etymology

Origin of propine

First recorded in 1400–50; Late Middle English propinen, from Middle French propiner “to give to drink, drink to one's health,” from Latin propīnāre, from Greek propī́nein “to drink up, drink to one's health,” equivalent to pro- + pī́nein “to drink”; see origin at pro- ²

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Example Sentences

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propine

The King has gi'en the Queen a gift,    For her May-day's propine, He's gi'en her a band o' the diamond-stane,    Set in the siller fine.

From Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy by Andrew Lang

The King has gi'en the Queen a gift, For her May-day's propine, He's gi'en her a band o' the diamond-stane, Set in the siller fine.

From New Collected Rhymes by Andrew Lang

I think there be none in the whole Clan Quhele, save those which I myself gave to Gilchrist MacIan, whom God assoilzie, who esteemed them a choice propine.

From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Sir Walter Scott

"And if I were thine, and in thy propine, O what wad ye do to me?"

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various

"Oh! we maun send the Queen a stag, And grouse for her propine, And we'll send her a cask o' the usquebaugh, And a butt o' the red French wine!"

From New Collected Rhymes by Andrew Lang

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