Offer

of′ėr, v.t. to bring to or before: to hold out for acceptance or rejection: to make a proposal to: to lay before: to present to the mind: to attempt: to propose to give, as a price or service: to present in worship.— v.i. to present itself: to be at hand: to declare a willingne .— n. act of offering: first advance: that which is offered: proposal made.— adj. Off′erable , that may be offered.— ns. Off′erer ; Off′ering , act of making an offer: that which is offered: a gift: ( B. ) that which is offered on an altar: a sacrifice: ( pl. ) in Church of England, certain dues payable at Easter; Off′ertory , act of offering, the thing offered: the verses or the anthem said or sung while the offerings of the congregation are being made and the celebrant is placing the unconsecrated elements on the altar: the money collected at a religious service: anciently a linen or silken cloth used in various ceremonies connected with the administration of the eucharist. [L. offerre — ob , towards, ferre , to bring.]