liberality Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
    liberalness.
  2. noun the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
    liberalness.

WordNet

Lib`er*al"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. liberalitas: cf. F. libéralité.
Wordforms
plural Liberalities
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913