gratuityn.

/ɡrəˈtjuːɪti/

Forms: Also 1500s gratuite, gratuyte, 1600s gratuetie, gratuety, ( greatuetie).

Etymology: < French gratuité (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), or medieval Latin gratuitās ‘beneficium’, gift, also used as a title of honour, < grātia , grātus (compare gratuitous adj.).

†1.

a. Graciousness, favour, frequently used of Divine grace or favour; a favour, a kindness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness

esteOE

heldOE

menska1250

nighsomenessa1400

benisonc1450

graciosity1477

buxomnessc1503

suavity1508

gratitude?a1513

gratuity1523

graciousness1532

handsomeness1577

propitiousness1593

gracefulness1640

well-beteemingness1642

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > graciousness or grace

gracea1225

grace of Godc1225

elninga1240

graciousnessa1425

gratuity1523

free grace1603

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > favour or grace > instance or act of

douthOE

wel-dedeOE

gooddeedOE

boonc1175

fordeedc1230

gracec1300

good turna1375

gratitude?a1513

gratuity1523

favour1605

vouchsafement1629

veniality1655

1523 King Henry VIII in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. iii. 43 Some manifest Demonstration of Gratuity and Kindness.

1532 Bennet in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1881) I. 403 I have not at any time found his Holiness more tractable or propense to show gratuity unto your Highness than now of late.

1543–4 Act 35 Hen. VIII c. 12 His maiestie..shewed vnto him dyuers and sundrye inestimable gratuities and amities.

1546 Bp. S. Gardiner Declar. True Articles xlviij b Whereby we shuld knowlege his gratuite & goodnes to be so moch the more towardes vs.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 501 All these kindnesses suffised not, nor all these gratuities auayled not to make this king James friendly to the realme of Englande.

1646 D. Evance Noble Order 14 It is not Gods contract with his people, to honour them, that honour him, but Gods gratuitye.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. iv. 440 By concluding a peace, before the reduction of the fort, any allowance to the army was a matter of gratuity, not of right.]

†b. A gratuitous concession. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [noun] > instance of > involving concession > gratuitous

gratuitya1575

a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 155 Let us now by way of gratuity grant..that she was a virgin.

1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 15 In the former place he tels us he forbeares to take any argument of Prelaty from Aaron... In the latter he can forbeare no longer, but repents him of his rash gratuity..and stiffly argues that [etc.].

a. A gift or present (usually of money), often in return for favours or services, the amount depending on the inclination of the giver; in bad sense, a bribe. Now applied exclusively to such a gift made to a servant or inferior official; a ‘tip’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift of money

largessea1325

gratuity1540

behoof1596

benevolency1698

pouch1880

handout1882

handshake1958

the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift made by superior

loana1240

warison1338

gratuity1540

vail1622

1540 King Henry VIII in State Papers Henry VIII (1849) VIII. 410 We entende not to charge Ourself with geving any thing, eyther for a recompense or a gratuite.

1594 R. Ashley tr. L. le Roy Interchangeable Course 44 b The Countries..gave certaine gratuites and giftes to the king.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 43 That faire mare Aetha, which he gave him as a gift and gratuitie.

1626 Sir R. Boyle in Lismore Papers (1886) II. 190 [He] sent the town of yoghall..a hundreth pownds ster: for a further gratuety: to the poor of that corporacon.

1637 R. Boyle Diary in Lismore Papers (1886) 1st Ser. V. 19 iiij^li ster: in money..as a greatuetie from me.

a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) ii. 137 The cravat, &c...were sent me by one Mr. Tymothy Couley,..by way of gratuity, he being one of the 162 slaves that I redeemed from Argeers.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 471. ¶7 When he [sc. Caesar] had given away all his Estate in Gratuities among his Friends.

1758 S. Johnson Idler 4 Nov. 241 I..had a small gratuity above my wages.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 211 Any gratuity given to Pharaoh, or other princes to resign up their right of dominion over their slaves.

1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1831) viii. 70 The treasury was soon filled with gratuities from the nobles.

1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) IV. 501 No gift or gratuity to an attorney, beyond his fair professional demands..shall be permitted to stand.

c1830 in N. Wood Treat. Rail Roads (1838) 740 No gratuity to be allowed to be taken by any guard, porter, or other servant of the company.

1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxiv. 231 The post-boys quite stared at the gratuity he gave them.

1900 N.E.D. at Gratuity Mod. The attendants at this restaurant are forbidden to receive gratuities.

†b. Payment; wages. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun]

hirec1000

shipec1000

shipingc1275

servicec1300

soldc1330

wage1338

payment1370

reward1371

pay?a1400

mercedec1400

remunerationc1400

souldie1474

emolument1480

soldery1502

stipend?1518

entertainment1535

task-money1593

consideration1607

gratuitya1637

wadage1679

addling1757

solde1852

treatment1852

screw1853

time1877

money1887

wage payment1923

a1637 B. Jonson Under-woods lxxvi. 12 in Wks. (1640) III A large hundred Markes annuitie, To be given me in gratuitie For done service, and to come.

1647 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: 4th Pt. (1701) II. 825 The treasurers of the Army do forth~with advance a months Gratuity for the Army.

1673 in Scotsman 21 Aug. (1885) 7/4 To Mr. Geo. Sinclare..by gratuitie for his attendance and advyce..£66 13s. 4d.

1832 J.-C.-L. S. de Sismondi Hist. Ital. Republics xvi. 347 They were to pay a gratuity of 80,000 crowns to the army which besieged them.

3. spec.

a. A bounty given to soldiers on re-enlistment, retirement, or discharge.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > pay of troops > soldier's pay > additional

extraordinary1650

allowance1794

gratuity1804

family allowance1816

1698 Mem. E. Ludlow II. 819 Promising them their whole Arrears, constant Pay, and a present Gratuity.]

1804 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) IV. 442 Sir John Kenaway received Lieut. Colonel's gratuity upon the same occasion.

1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) (at cited word) Gratuities to Officers wounded in Fight with the Enemy, and to Seamen hurt in the Service.

1898 Daily News 11 July 7/1 When the Commander-in-Chief calls upon ‘an officer who has not been guilty of misconduct’ to retire, the Secretary for War decides his rate of gratuity.

b. (See quot. 1815.)

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > compensation > [noun] > for man's life > serving as marine officer

gratuity1815

1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) Gratuity, in the royal navy, is a recompense or royal bounty made by his Majesty to the widows, orphans, and mothers of sea and marine officers slain in fight with the enemy.

†4. = gratitude n. 1; also, reciprocity, recompense. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > gratitude > [noun]

thankc888

thankfulness1552

gratitude1565

gratefulnessa1586

gratuity1614

resent1664

sensibilities1753

appreciation1824

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > [noun]

gain-giving1489

retaliation1546

reciprocation1561

counterchange1586

return1591

paying back1598

revying1610

gratuity1614

quida1616

retreat?1615

retortion1636

retortment1649

1614 T. Lodge tr. Seneca Of Benefits in tr. Seneca Wks. 96 The fault is not through our default, but for that disabilitie preventeth our gratuity.

1640 J. Yorke Battels in Union of Honour 24 The King to testifie his gratuity Knighted Walworth.

1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 346 The Captaine, in gratuity [Fr. par reciproque], gave to the cheife of them a handsome sword.

5. = gratuitousness n. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > condition of being undue or unwarrantable > gratuitousness

gratuitousness1845

gratuity1858

1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. I. 267 I like this over~flow and gratuity of device with which Gothic sculpture works out its designs.

1861 Times 22 Aug. It is merely gratuitous to talk of a paradox. And the gratuity is all the more marked when [etc.].

1882 R. L. Stevenson Familiar Stud. Men & Bks. 365 Such disinterestedness and beautiful gratuity of affection as there is between friends of the same sex.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	gratuity
释义	gratuityn. /ɡrəˈtjuːɪti/ Forms: Also 1500s gratuite, gratuyte, 1600s gratuetie, gratuety, ( greatuetie). Etymology: < French gratuité (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), or medieval Latin gratuitās ‘beneficium’, gift, also used as a title of honour, < grātia , grātus (compare gratuitous adj.). †1. a. Graciousness, favour, frequently used of Divine grace or favour; a favour, a kindness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness esteOE heldOE menska1250 nighsomenessa1400 benisonc1450 graciosity1477 buxomnessc1503 suavity1508 gratitude?a1513 gratuity1523 graciousness1532 handsomeness1577 propitiousness1593 gracefulness1640 well-beteemingness1642 the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > graciousness or grace gracea1225 grace of Godc1225 elninga1240 graciousnessa1425 gratuity1523 free grace1603 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > favour or grace > instance or act of douthOE wel-dedeOE gooddeedOE boonc1175 fordeedc1230 gracec1300 good turna1375 gratitude?a1513 gratuity1523 favour1605 vouchsafement1629 veniality1655 1523 King Henry VIII in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. iii. 43 Some manifest Demonstration of Gratuity and Kindness. 1532 Bennet in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1881) I. 403 I have not at any time found his Holiness more tractable or propense to show gratuity unto your Highness than now of late. 1543–4 Act 35 Hen. VIII c. 12 His maiestie..shewed vnto him dyuers and sundrye inestimable gratuities and amities. 1546 Bp. S. Gardiner Declar. True Articles xlviij b Whereby we shuld knowlege his gratuite & goodnes to be so moch the more towardes vs. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 501 All these kindnesses suffised not, nor all these gratuities auayled not to make this king James friendly to the realme of Englande. 1646 D. Evance Noble Order 14 It is not Gods contract with his people, to honour them, that honour him, but Gods gratuitye. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. iv. 440 By concluding a peace, before the reduction of the fort, any allowance to the army was a matter of gratuity, not of right.] †b. A gratuitous concession. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [noun] > instance of > involving concession > gratuitous gratuitya1575 a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 155 Let us now by way of gratuity grant..that she was a virgin. 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 15 In the former place he tels us he forbeares to take any argument of Prelaty from Aaron... In the latter he can forbeare no longer, but repents him of his rash gratuity..and stiffly argues that [etc.]. 2. a. A gift or present (usually of money), often in return for favours or services, the amount depending on the inclination of the giver; in bad sense, a bribe. Now applied exclusively to such a gift made to a servant or inferior official; a ‘tip’. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift of money largessea1325 gratuity1540 behoof1596 benevolency1698 pouch1880 handout1882 handshake1958 the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift made by superior loana1240 warison1338 gratuity1540 vail1622 1540 King Henry VIII in State Papers Henry VIII (1849) VIII. 410 We entende not to charge Ourself with geving any thing, eyther for a recompense or a gratuite. 1594 R. Ashley tr. L. le Roy Interchangeable Course 44 b The Countries..gave certaine gratuites and giftes to the king. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 43 That faire mare Aetha, which he gave him as a gift and gratuitie. 1626 Sir R. Boyle in Lismore Papers (1886) II. 190 [He] sent the town of yoghall..a hundreth pownds ster: for a further gratuety: to the poor of that corporacon. 1637 R. Boyle Diary in Lismore Papers (1886) 1st Ser. V. 19 iiij^li ster: in money..as a greatuetie from me. a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) ii. 137 The cravat, &c...were sent me by one Mr. Tymothy Couley,..by way of gratuity, he being one of the 162 slaves that I redeemed from Argeers. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 471. ¶7 When he [sc. Caesar] had given away all his Estate in Gratuities among his Friends. 1758 S. Johnson Idler 4 Nov. 241 I..had a small gratuity above my wages. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 211 Any gratuity given to Pharaoh, or other princes to resign up their right of dominion over their slaves. 1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1831) viii. 70 The treasury was soon filled with gratuities from the nobles. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) IV. 501 No gift or gratuity to an attorney, beyond his fair professional demands..shall be permitted to stand. c1830 in N. Wood Treat. Rail Roads (1838) 740 No gratuity to be allowed to be taken by any guard, porter, or other servant of the company. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxiv. 231 The post-boys quite stared at the gratuity he gave them. 1900 N.E.D. at Gratuity Mod. The attendants at this restaurant are forbidden to receive gratuities. †b. Payment; wages. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] hirec1000 shipec1000 shipingc1275 servicec1300 soldc1330 wage1338 payment1370 reward1371 pay?a1400 mercedec1400 remunerationc1400 souldie1474 emolument1480 soldery1502 stipend?1518 entertainment1535 task-money1593 consideration1607 gratuitya1637 wadage1679 addling1757 solde1852 treatment1852 screw1853 time1877 money1887 wage payment1923 a1637 B. Jonson Under-woods lxxvi. 12 in Wks. (1640) III A large hundred Markes annuitie, To be given me in gratuitie For done service, and to come. 1647 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: 4th Pt. (1701) II. 825 The treasurers of the Army do forth~with advance a months Gratuity for the Army. 1673 in Scotsman 21 Aug. (1885) 7/4 To Mr. Geo. Sinclare..by gratuitie for his attendance and advyce..£66 13s. 4d. 1832 J.-C.-L. S. de Sismondi Hist. Ital. Republics xvi. 347 They were to pay a gratuity of 80,000 crowns to the army which besieged them. 3. spec. a. A bounty given to soldiers on re-enlistment, retirement, or discharge. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > pay of troops > soldier's pay > additional extraordinary1650 allowance1794 gratuity1804 family allowance1816 1698 Mem. E. Ludlow II. 819 Promising them their whole Arrears, constant Pay, and a present Gratuity.] 1804 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) IV. 442 Sir John Kenaway received Lieut. Colonel's gratuity upon the same occasion. 1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) (at cited word) Gratuities to Officers wounded in Fight with the Enemy, and to Seamen hurt in the Service. 1898 Daily News 11 July 7/1 When the Commander-in-Chief calls upon ‘an officer who has not been guilty of misconduct’ to retire, the Secretary for War decides his rate of gratuity. b. (See quot. 1815.) ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > compensation > [noun] > for man's life > serving as marine officer gratuity1815 1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) Gratuity, in the royal navy, is a recompense or royal bounty made by his Majesty to the widows, orphans, and mothers of sea and marine officers slain in fight with the enemy. †4. = gratitude n. 1; also, reciprocity, recompense. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > [noun] thankc888 thankfulness1552 gratitude1565 gratefulnessa1586 gratuity1614 resent1664 sensibilities1753 appreciation1824 the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > [noun] gain-giving1489 retaliation1546 reciprocation1561 counterchange1586 return1591 paying back1598 revying1610 gratuity1614 quida1616 retreat?1615 retortion1636 retortment1649 1614 T. Lodge tr. Seneca Of Benefits in tr. Seneca Wks. 96 The fault is not through our default, but for that disabilitie preventeth our gratuity. 1640 J. Yorke Battels in Union of Honour 24 The King to testifie his gratuity Knighted Walworth. 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 346 The Captaine, in gratuity [Fr. par reciproque], gave to the cheife of them a handsome sword. 5. = gratuitousness n. rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > condition of being undue or unwarrantable > gratuitousness gratuitousness1845 gratuity1858 1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. I. 267 I like this over~flow and gratuity of device with which Gothic sculpture works out its designs. 1861 Times 22 Aug. It is merely gratuitous to talk of a paradox. And the gratuity is all the more marked when [etc.]. 1882 R. L. Stevenson Familiar Stud. Men & Bks. 365 Such disinterestedness and beautiful gratuity of affection as there is between friends of the same sex. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1523
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