liberallest

English

Adjective

liberallest

1. Obsolete spelling of liberalest.
   • 1569, Richard Grafton, A Chronicle at Large and Meere History of the Affayres of Englande and Kinges of the Same Deduced from the Creation of the VVorlde, vnto the First Habitation of Thys Islande: And So by Contynuance vnto the First Yere of the Reigne of Our Most Deere and Souereigne Lady Queene Elizabeth: Collected out of Sundry Aucthors, page 1032:

     This Sommer the Queene desired the King to bring to her Manor of Haueryng in the Bower of Essex, the Gentlemen of Fraunce beyng hosta∣ges. And for their welcommyng she purueyed all thinges in the most liberallest maner: and especially she made to the kyng such a sumptuous banket, that the king thanked her hartily, and the straungers gaue it great prayse.

   • 1579, Plutarke of Chæronea [i.e., Plutarch], “The Life of Alexander the Great”, in Thomas North, transl., The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romaines, […], London: […] Richard Field, →OCLC, page 748:

     There was alſo one Philotas, the ſonne of Parmenio, a man of great authority among the Macedonians, who next vnto Alexander was the moſt vallianteſt man, the pacienteſt to abide paine, the liberalleſt, and one that loued his men & frends better then any noble man in the campe whatſoeuer.

   • 1586, Peter de la Primaudaye, translated by T[homas] B[owes], The French Academie Wherin Is Discoursed the Institution of Maners, and Whatsoeuer Els Concerneth the Good and Happie Life of All Estates and Callings, by Preceptes of Doctrine, and Examples of the Liues of Ancient Sages and Famous Men, London: […] Edmund Bollifant for G[eorge] Bishop and Ralph Newbery, page 441:

     The first Monarch of the Caesars,is he not also exceedingly praised of Historiographers for the liberallest Prince of his time, and for such a one as shewed in deede, that he loued not riches in warre, that afterward he might at his pleasure liue in delight, or abuse them about his owne pleasures, but that they were the common price and reward of vertue, which he laid vp to recompence valiant and honest men withall?

   • 1782, “The Spendthrift”, in The Lady’s Magazine; or, Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, Appropriated Solely to Their Use and Amusement, volume XIII, London: […] G. Robinson, act III, scene VIII, page 483:

     Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honour of preſenting to you, the bloſſom of this country: this is Mr. Moneylove! the moſt affableſt, the moſt obligingeſt, and the moſt liberalleſt of all uncles;

   • 1840, Hal. Willis, “The Washerwoman”, in Bentley’s Miscellany, volume VIII, London: Richard Bentley, page 572:

     It’s the most liberallest family—plenty to eat and drink: and thof I’ve enough to do, of all conscience, seeing there’s only myself, I’ve no cause to complain.

   • 1864, [Thomas] Mayne Reid, “The White Gauntlet”, in The National Magazine, volume XV, London: W. Tweedie, chapter [L]XXXVI, page 146:

     “He be the best an’ liberallest gentleman ever coom about these parts—that be he.”

   • [1885], Evelyn Forsyth, editor, Y^e Gestes of y^e Ladye Anne: A Marvellous and Comfortable Tayle, London: Field & Tuer, page 74:

     For on a day got ſhe a ſummons to appear before ye Baron and his Dame, and then was broken to her how that her cankered obſtinacy and pride were all in vain; for even now ſhould orders be iſſued that all things be purveyed in ye moſt liberalleſt manner for her nuptials with ye Earl.