— bountyless , adj.
/bown"tee/ , n. , pl. bounties .
1. a premium or reward, esp. one offered by a government: There was a bounty on his head. Some states offer a bounty for dead coyotes.
2. a generous gift.
3. generosity in giving.
[ 1200-50; ME b ( o ) unte bonte, OF bontet bonitat- (s. of bonitas ) goodness. See BOON 2 , -ITY ]
Syn. 1. See bonus. 2. present, benefaction. 3. munificence, liberality, charity, beneficence.