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DONATIONS
Noun
donations
plural of donation
Anagrams
• Dantonios, anisodont
Source: Wiktionary
DONATION
Do*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. donatio; cf. F. donation.]
1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant. After donation there an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given. South.
2. That which is given as a present; that which is transferred to another gratuitously; a gift. And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd lovers. Shak.
3. (Law)
Definition: The act or contract by which a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner, from himself to another, without any consideration, as a free gift. Bouvier. Donation party, a party assembled at the house of some one, as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. [U.S.] Bartlett.
Syn.
– Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See Gift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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