largition
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin largitio, from largiri, past participle largitus (“to give bountifully”).
Noun
editlargition (plural largitions)
- (obsolete) The bestowment of a largess or gift.
- 1517 February 8, Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 2, 1515-1518:
- largition of money
References
edit- “largition”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.