mūnificus
61municipal — [16] Latin mūnus meant ‘office, duty, gift’. Combined with ceps ‘taker’ (a derivative of the verb capere ‘take’, source of English capture) it formed mūniceps, which denoted a ‘citizen of a Roman city (known as a mūnicipium) whose inhabitants had …
62munificent — [myo͞o nif′ə sənt] adj. [L munificens < munificus, bountiful < munus, a gift (akin to munia: see MUNICIPAL) + facere, to make: see DO1] 1. very generous in giving; lavish 2. characterized by great generosity [a munificent reward]… …
63munificent — adj. (of a giver or a gift) splendidly generous, bountiful. Derivatives: munificence n. munificently adv. Etymology: L munificent , var. stem of munificus f. munus gift …
64mu|nif|i|cence — «myoo NIHF uh suhns», noun. 1. very great generosity: »My master s known munificence (Robert Browning). A scene which the munificence of nature had adorned with unrivalled beauties (Charles Brockden Brown). 2. ample measure; bountiful quality:… …
