Lib`er*al"i*ty (-ăl"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), n.; pl. Liberalities (- t&ibreve;z). [L. liberalitas: cf. F. libéralité.] 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.

2. A gift; a gratuity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, a prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.