† gratuitadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Free, gratuitous.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > giving > [adjective] > giving or given freely
self-willingOE
thankfulc1380
free?c1430
free-willing1535
gratuit1550
voluntary1580
gratuital1597
unpurchased1665
unbargained1839
handout1910
1550 J. Veron Godly Saiyngs Ep. Ded. sig. A.vii The heauenlye and gratuite benefytes of god.
1561 J. Veron Free-will f. 29 The trust, that they oughte to haue..in his gratuite and free grace.
1644 J. Maxwell Sacro-sancta Regum Majestas 71 The gratuit concession of princes.
Derivatives
graˈtuitly adv. freely, gratuitously.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > giving > [adverb] > freely
gratis1477
thankfully1552
gratuitlya1586
baksheesh1917
mahala1941
a1586 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxxvi. 137 Had ȝe him gevin but pryce, gratuitlie, Be benefeit ȝow thinkand þairto bound.
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adj.1550- to divide
- to divide a thing in three
- to divide a thing into three
- to divide by
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