| Gift (gift) |
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| Gift |
| [OE. gift,
yift, yeft, AS. gift, fr. gifan to give;
akin to D. *** G. gift, Icel. gift, gipt, Goth.
gifts (in comp.). See Give, v. t.] |
Anything given] anything voluntarily
transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present;
an offering.
The act, right, or power of giving or
bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the
President.
A bribe; anything given to
corrupt.
Some quality or endowment given to man by
God; a preëminent and special talent or aptitude; power;
faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for
speaking.
A voluntary transfer of real
or personal property, without any consideration. It can be perfected
only by deed, or in case of personal property, by an actual delivery
of possession.
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To endow with some power or faculty.
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