Lib'er-ăl'i-ty, n.
n. [Fr. libéralité, Sp. liberalidad, It. liberalità, Lat. liberalitas.]
Sense 1. Munificence; bounty.
That liberality is but cast away Which makes us borrow what we can not pay. Denham.
Sense 2. A particular act of generosity; a donation; a gratuity.
☞ In this sense, it is sometimes used in the plural; as, a prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.
Sense 3. Largeness of mind; catholicism; that comprehensiveness of mind which includes other interests besides its own, and duly estimates in its decisions the value or importance of each; candor; impartiality; as, it is evidence of a noble mind to judge of men and things with liberality.
Many treat the gospel with indifference, under the name of liberality. J. M. Mason.