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Proffer
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship. He made a proffer to lay down his commission. Clarendon.
2. Essay; attempt. [R.] Bacon.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship. Shak. I reck not what wrong that thou me profre. Chaucer.
2. To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake. [R.] Milton.