Gen`er*os"i*ty (?), n. [L.
generositas: cf. F. générosité.]
1. Noble birth. [Obs.] Harris
(Voyages).
2. The quality of being noble; noble-
mindedness.
Generosity is in nothing more seen than in a
candid estimation of other men's virtues and good
qualities.
Barrow.
3. Liberality in giving;
munificence.
Syn. -- Magnanimity; liberality.