Middle English Dictionary Entry
ǧenerō̆sitẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ǧenerō̆sitẹ̄ n. |
| Etymology | From L generōsitas; also cp. F (16th cent.) generosité. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Excellence, nobility.
Associated quotations
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.49 : Asia is moste in quantite, Europa lesse in quantite, but egalle in the numerous generosite [L generositate] of peple.
- ?a1500 Job (Hnt HM 140)106 : The frendes of Job, of grete generosite, Heryng of his troble..Cam vnto hym to comforth.