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proffer

[prof-er] Origin

prof·fer

[prof-er]
verb (used with object)
1.
to put before a person for acceptance; offer.
noun
2.
the act of proffering.
3.
an offer or proposal.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English profren < Anglo-French profrer, variant of Old French poroffrir, equivalent to por- pro-1 + offrir to offer

prof·fer·er, noun
un·prof·fered, adjective


1. volunteer, propose, suggest. See offer.

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proffer (ˈprɒfə)
 
vb
1.  (tr) to offer for acceptance; tender
 
n
2.  the act of proffering
 
[C13: from Old French proffrir, from pro-1 + offrir to offer]
 
'profferer
 
n

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proffer
late 13c., from Anglo-Fr. profrier (mid-13c.), O.Fr. poroffrir (c.1080), from por- "forth" (from L. pro-) + offrir "to offer," from L. offerre (see offer).
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