单词 | upon gifture |
释义 | > as lemmasupon gifture 1. The action of giving; also the right of giving. Cf. gift n.1 1. upon gifture: gratuitously. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > [noun] givec1275 gifta1300 giving13.. donationc1425 gifture1503 rendering1523 donature1629 1503 Will of Lady Hastings in Test. Vetusta II. 452 A faire prymmar, which I had by the yefture of Queen Elizabeth. 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. L3v In whome doth the patronage, right, and gifture of these ecclesiastical promotions, and benefices consist? 1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect ii. v. 65 The English will not be so liberall as to furnish them upon gifture. < as lemmas |
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