D defs.my
Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Proffer

/präf'-ẽr/ · Prof·fer · IPA /ˈpɹɑfɚ/
01 v. t. To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.
imp. & p. p. Proffered; p. pr. & vb. n. Proffering
  1. 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.
    “I reck not what wrong that thou me profre.” Chaucer.
  2. 2.
    To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake.[R.]
02 n. An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.
  1. 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. 2.
    Essay; attempt.[R.]