See Also: commodore(dictionary)
air commodore(dictionary)
commodore(dictionary)
Commodore Hotel(tourism)
COMMODORE PERRY Credit Union(finance)

generosity (iou) and commodore (iou)


generosity (iou)



generosity noun. LME.
[Latin generositas, from generosus: see GENEROUS, -ITY.]
Excellence or nobility of birth. arch. LME.
Orig., courage, nobility of conduct. Now only, magnanimity, willingness to forgive. Also (rare), an instance of this. E17.
R. Bentley His Judgment, like Other mens Valour, has commonly the generosity to favour the weaker side.
Liberality in giving, munificence; rare an instance of this. L17.
R. Davies He gave away..all sorts of stuff at every performance...What was all that generosity meant to conceal?

commodore (iou)



commodore noun. Orig. also commandore. L17.
[Prob. from Dutch komandeur from French commandeur COMMANDER.]
a. A naval officer ranking above a captain and below a rear admiral. L17.
b. A commodore's ship; the principal or the second ship of a group. Now rare or obsolete. L17.
The senior captain of a company of ships or of a shipping line. M19.
The senior officer of a yacht-club. M19.
air commodore, a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force, above a group captain and below an air vice-marshal. E20.