Gift

[A. S., O. Ger., and Icel. The O. Ger, Is The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia See GIVE.] Anything conferred, given, or bestowed; a present; a donation; a grant; an honorarium; a boon; an offering; a gratuity; a reward; a bribe; - sometimes in a bad sense, as any thing given to corrupt the judg ment. "True love's the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven."- Scott . -Act of giving, conferring, or bestowing. "All things thine by gift ." - Milton. -Some quality conferred by the Author of our nature; endowment; talent; faculty; qualification. "Oh, Italia! thou who hast the fatal gift of beauty." - Byron. -The right or power of conferring, giving, or bestowing. (Law.) A conveyance which pa es either lands or goods; but when restricted to immovable property, it signifies in its proper sense the creation of an estate tail. A gift of personal property differs from a grant in being wholly gratuitous and without consideration. -v. a. To endow with any power, endowment, or faculty; as, he is gifted with eloquence. Gift'edne , n. State or quality of being gifted, or of po e ing gifts. Gig, (jig.) n. [Fr. gigue , a jig; It. giga , a stringed musical instrument.) A fiddle. (o. or R.) Gig, v . a . To fish with a gig or fish-gig.