Donation Definition

dō-nāshən
donations
noun
donations
The act of donating.
Webster's New World
A gift or contribution, as to a charitable organization.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Donation

Noun

Singular:
donation
Plural:
donations

Origin of Donation

  • Middle English donacioun gift, benefice from Old French from Latin dōnātiō dōnātiōn- from dōnātus past participle of dōnāre to give from dōnum gift dō- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French donation, from Latin dōnātiō (“a present”), from dōnō (“to give”), from dōnum (“a gift”). Recorded in English since the 15th century.

    From Wiktionary

Donation Sentence Examples

  • It formed part of the donation of the Countess Matilda to the papacy.

  • But Henry made no endeavour for many years to utilize the papal grant of Ireland, which seems to have been made under the preposterous Donation of Constantine, the forged document which gave the bishop of Rome authority over all islands.

  • What we know for certain is that after the death of Hyginus, bishop of Rome (or c. 139 A.D.), he arrived, in the course of his travels, at Rome, and made a handsome donation of money to the local church.

  • This donation of Pippin in 756 confirmed the papal see in the protectorate of the Italic party, and conferred upon it sovereign rights.

  • It was the interest of the Porte to change the princes as often as possible, as the accession donation thus became due more frequently.

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Words Starting With

DDODON

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With D and Ending With N

Starts With D & Ends With NStarts With DO & Ends With NStarts With D & Ends With ON

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With D8 Letter Words Ending With N