meaning of bounty
1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth.
2. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or liberal giving; generosity; munificence.
3. That which is given generously or liberally.
4. A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into the public service; or to encourage any branch of industry, as husbandry or manufactures.
5. a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutineed against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat
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