largitionn.

Brit.

/ˈlɑːdʒɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˈlɑrdʒɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: late Middle English largycion, 1500s– largition; Scottish pre-1700 largitioun.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French largition; Latin largītiōn-, largītiō.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French largicion, largition bountiful giving, also an instance of this (a1359; French †largition ), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin largītiōn-, largītiō distribution of land or other gifts, corrupt giving of presents, bribery, bribe, largesse < largīt- , past participial stem of largīrī to give generously, to engage in bribery, to confer generously, grant, bestow, to condone or overlook ( < largus large adj.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Spanish †largición (1424), Italian largizione (1260).

Now rare.

The bestowal of gifts or largesse; bountiful giving; bribery; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun]

custeOE

largessea1393

largitionc1475

lavish1483

enlarginga1513

effusion1514

erogation1531

dispense1590

profusion1590

Maundy1595

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun] > liberal gift(s)

largesse1597

largition1781

c1475 ( in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1911) 26 517 (MED) The largycion and yeft of eny other mann his good is called theft in the lawe.

c1540 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. ii. xviii. 199 Þe faderis..dredand Cassius be þir largitiouns to conques sic favoure and riches þat mycht be noysum to þare liberte.

1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 370 He had, by great largition and bribery, preuailed at Rome.

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 225 Necessity is the companion of immoderate largition.

1781 S. Peters Gen. Hist. Connecticut 318 The largition enabled them to build a meeting and settle a minister.

1813 J. Rendle Hist. Tiberius iii. xxiv. 430 Agrippa impoverished himself, by profuse largitions, to certain libertines.

1854 N. Wiseman Fabiola ii. xxviii. 307 The separate cell, which Agnes had obtained..backed by her parents' handsome largitions.

1992 P. Kumar Policing for New Age i. 20 In requital for favourable job placements, undue promotions and other largition from time to time.

Derivatives

† larˈgitional n. [after post-classical Latin largitionalis keeper of the privy purse (4th or 5th cent.) < classical Latin largītiōn- , largītiō + -ālis -al suffix¹] Obsolete In the later Roman Empire: an official responsible for the distribution of gifts.

ΚΠ

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Largitional, an Officer that looks to the bestowing of gifts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	largition
释义	largitionn. Brit. /ˈlɑːdʒɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈlɑrdʒɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: late Middle English largycion, 1500s– largition; Scottish pre-1700 largitioun. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French largition; Latin largītiōn-, largītiō. Etymology: < (i) Middle French largicion, largition bountiful giving, also an instance of this (a1359; French †largition ), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin largītiōn-, largītiō distribution of land or other gifts, corrupt giving of presents, bribery, bribe, largesse < largīt- , past participial stem of largīrī to give generously, to engage in bribery, to confer generously, grant, bestow, to condone or overlook ( < largus large adj.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Spanish †largición (1424), Italian largizione (1260). Now rare. The bestowal of gifts or largesse; bountiful giving; bribery; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun] custeOE largessea1393 largitionc1475 lavish1483 enlarginga1513 effusion1514 erogation1531 dispense1590 profusion1590 Maundy1595 the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun] > liberal gift(s) largesse1597 largition1781 c1475 ( in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1911) 26 517 (MED) The largycion and yeft of eny other mann his good is called theft in the lawe. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. ii. xviii. 199 Þe faderis..dredand Cassius be þir largitiouns to conques sic favoure and riches þat mycht be noysum to þare liberte. 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 370 He had, by great largition and bribery, preuailed at Rome. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 225 Necessity is the companion of immoderate largition. 1781 S. Peters Gen. Hist. Connecticut 318 The largition enabled them to build a meeting and settle a minister. 1813 J. Rendle Hist. Tiberius iii. xxiv. 430 Agrippa impoverished himself, by profuse largitions, to certain libertines. 1854 N. Wiseman Fabiola ii. xxviii. 307 The separate cell, which Agnes had obtained..backed by her parents' handsome largitions. 1992 P. Kumar Policing for New Age i. 20 In requital for favourable job placements, undue promotions and other largition from time to time. Derivatives † larˈgitional n. [after post-classical Latin largitionalis keeper of the privy purse (4th or 5th cent.) < classical Latin largītiōn- , largītiō + -ālis -al suffix¹] Obsolete In the later Roman Empire: an official responsible for the distribution of gifts. ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Largitional, an Officer that looks to the bestowing of gifts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1475
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