gift (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Something given; a present1. dōnum (most gen. term)2. mūnus, ĕris, n. (a more poetic word, though found also in prose; acc. to Habicht, etc., munus is a gift which one is in some way bound to give, while donum is a free gift3. bĕnĕfĭcium4. stips, stĭpis, f. (of a small coin)II. An endowment or faculty of mind or body1. dos, dōtis, f. (chiefly poet.)2. făcultas3. ingĕnium (strictly the whole of a man's natural endowments) they were not altogether deficient in g.s, but only in that of the orator, iis non omnino i., sed oratorium i. defuit, Cic. Br. 29, 1104. indŏles, is, f. (similar to preced.) • gift (subs.): I. Something given; a present: 1. dōnum (most gen. term): the law concerning g.s and presents, lex de d. et muneribus, Cic.: wedding g.s, d. nuptialia, Cic.: the g.s of fortune, Cic.: to give anything as a g. (cf. L. G. § 297), aliquid alicui dono dare, Ter. Heaut. 5, 5, 6: Cic.: to bestow some g. on the commonwealth, aliquod d. reipublicae afferre, Cic. Ph. 1, 13, 32. 2. mūnus, ĕris, n. (a more poetic word, though found also in prose; acc. to Habicht, etc., munus is a gift which one is in some way bound to give, while donum is a free gift: but the distinction is not observed): the g.s of Bacchus, munera Bacchi, Hor.: the g.s of the earth, munera terrae, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 5: Cic.: v. present, bounty. 3. bĕnĕfĭcium: v. benefit, kindness. 4. stips, stĭpis, f. (of a small coin): v. alms, gratuity. Gifts or largesses made by the emperors and others to the soldiery or people, were called dōnāria, congiāria: v. donative. II. An endowment or faculty of mind or body: 1. dos, dōtis, f. (chiefly poet.): the g. of beauty, d. formae, Ov. M. 9, 717: g.s of nature and fortune, naturae fortunaeque dotes, Plin. Ep. 3, 3, 4: it is my g. to celebrate in song ..., est carminibus celebrare d. mea, Ov. Am. 1, 10, 60. 2. făcultas: v. faculty. 3. ingĕnium (strictly the whole of a man's natural endowments) they were not altogether deficient in g.s, but only in that of the orator, iis non omnino i., sed oratorium i. defuit, Cic. Br. 29, 110: as great a g. for invention, tantum ad fingendum ingenii, Cic. Font. 14, 30. 4. indŏles, is, f. (similar to preced.): v. genius, disposition.