bounty
/ˈbaʊn(t)i/ noun C1- Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
- Something given liberally; a gift.
- A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
- A monetary reward for capturing (or, in the past, killing) a person accused or convicted of a crime and who is at large; also, a similar reward for capturing or killing an animal which is dangerous or causing a nuisance.
- Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.
- An abundance or wealth.
Plural bounties
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--“My mind, however, is now made up on the subject; for, having received ordination at Easter, I have been so fortunate as to be distinguished by the patronage of the Right Honourable Lady Catherine de Bourgh, widow of Sir Lewis de Bourgh, whose bounty and beneficence has preferred me to the valuable rectory of this parish, where it shall be my earnest endeavour to demean myself with grateful respect towards her Ladyship, and be ever ready to perform those rites and ceremonies which are instituted by the Church of England.
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