proffer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
    proposition; suggestion.
    • it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
  2. verb present for acceptance or rejection
    offer.
    • She offered us all a cold drink

WordNet

Prof"fer transitive verb
Etymology
OE. profren, proferen, F. proférer, fr. L. proferre to bring forth or forward, to offer; pro forward + ferre to bring. See Bear to produce.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Proffered ; present participle & verbal noun Proffering
Definitions
  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.
Prof"fer noun
Definitions
  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 1913