Etymology

liberality

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Today it means: The property of being liberal; generosity; charity. Full definition →

Middle English liberalite ← Old French liberalité ← Latin līberālitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromlīberālitās“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”
  2. Old French · derived fromliberalité
  3. Middle English · inherited fromliberalite
  4. English todayliberality

From Middle English liberalite, from Old French liberalité, from Latin līberālitās (“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”), equivalent to liberal + -ity.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.