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noun

Donation n.

The act of giving or bestowing; a grant. "After donation there is an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given."

That which is given as a present; that which is transferred to another gratuitously; a gift. "And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd lovers."

(Law) The act or contract by which a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner, from himself to another, without any consideration, as a free gift.

Donation party, a party assembled at the house of some one, as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. (U.S.)

Synonyms: Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See Gift.

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"Donation" Quotes from Famous Books

... words: "Whereas the temporal sovereign of Rome has refused to make war against England, and the interests of the two kingdoms of Italy and Naples ought not to be intercepted by a hostile power; and whereas the donation of Charlemagne, our illustrious predecessor, of the countries which form the Holy See, was for the good of Christianity, and not for that of the enemies of our holy religion, we, therefore, decree that the duchies of Urbino, ...

— The History of Napoleon Buonaparte • John Gibson Lockhart

... had restless nights and languid days still, he called himself much better at the beginning of the year, and everything went on as usual in the house. In the village there began to be whispers that it was time for the annual "Donation Visit" to the minister's family, and certain worthy and wise people, upon whom much of the prosperity of the town was supposed to depend, laid their heads together to consult as to how this visit might be made successful in every respect—a visit ...

— The Inglises - How the Way Opened • Margaret Murray Robertson

... and succeeds as projected without interruption for one hundred years, the sum will then be one hundred and thirty-one thousand pounds, of which I would have the managers of the donation to the town of Boston then lay out, at their discretion, one hundred thousand pounds in public works, which may be judged of most general utility to the inhabitants, such as fortifications, bridges, aqueducts, public buildings, baths, pavements, ...

— True to His Home - A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin • Hezekiah Butterworth

... it seemed as if an old superstitious thrill lay behind Schneemann's laughter as behind Rozenoffski's donation. ...

— Ghetto Comedies • Israel Zangwill

... Anjou, bestowing on her triumphant foes her keen-edged malediction, could not have turned from them with a gesture more proudly contemptuous. The Laird was clearing his voice to speak, and thrusting his hand in his pocket to find a half-crown; the gipsy waited neither for his reply nor his donation, but strode down the hill to ...

— Guy Mannering • Sir Walter Scott

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