American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Donation

DONATION, n. [L., to give.]

1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.

That right we hold by his donation.

2. In law, the act or contract by which a thing or the use of it is transferred to a person, or corporation, as a free gift. To be valid, a donation supposes capacity both in the donor to give and donee to take, and requires consent, acceptance and delivery.

3. That which is given or bestowed; that which is transferred to another gratuitously, or without a valuable consideration; a gift; a grant. Donation is usually applied to things of more value than present.

Mr. Boudinot made a donation of ten thousand dollars to the American Bible Society.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Donation," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CYG4WTMADDJBGRL.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Donation." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 19 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CYG4WTMADDJBGRL.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Donation' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 19 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CYG4WTMADDJBGRL.