Lib`er*al"i*ty (-ăl"ĭ*t?),
n.; pl. Liberalities (-
tĭz). [L. liberalitas: cf. F.
libéralité.] 1. The quality
or state of being liberal; liberal disposition or practice; freedom
from narrowness or prejudice; generosity; candor; charity.
That liberality is but cast away
Which makes us borrow what we can not pay.
Denham.
2. A gift; a gratuity; -- sometimes in the
plural; as, a prudent man is not impoverished by his
liberalities.