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 June 5, 2023, 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. 5 Jun. 2023. 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 5 June 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CYG4WTMADDJBGRL.