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To give a kingdom hath been thought

Greater and nobler done, and to lay down

Far more magnanimous than to assume.

2. Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of
soul; honorable; noble; not selfish.

Both strived for death; magnanimous
debate.

There is an indissoluble union between a
magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity
and felicity.

Mag*nan"i*mous*ly, adv. In a
magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.

Mag"nase black` (?). (Paint.) A black pigment
which dries rapidly when mixed with oil, and is of intense
body. Fairholt.

Mag"nate (?), [F. magnat, L. (pl.)
magnates, magnati, fr. magnus great. See
Master.] 1. A person of rank; a noble or
grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere.
Macaulay.

2. One of the nobility, or certain high
officers of state belonging to the noble estate in the national
representation of Hungary, and formerly of Poland.


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