Do*na"tion (?), n. [L. donatio;
cf. F. donation.] 1. The act of giving or
bestowing; a grant.
After donation there is an absolute change and
alienation of the property of the thing given.
South.
2. That which is given as a present; that
which is transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.
And some donation freely to estate
On the bless'd lovers.
Shak.
3. (Law) The act or contract by which
a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is
the owner, from himself to another, without any consideration, as a
free gift. Bouvier.
Donation party, a party assembled at the
house of some one, as of a clergyman, each one bringing some
present. [U.S.] Bartlett.
Syn. -- Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See
Gift.
