Obs. [ad. L. bonitas ‘goodness,’ which it has been formed to represent in the original sense, no longer present in the living representative F. bonté, Eng. BOUNTY.] Goodness.
1585. R. Parsons, Chr. Exerc., II. iii. 295. Bonitie, in hurting no man.
a. 1619. Fotherby, Atheom., II. x. § 3 (1622), 304. He is … a Super-good … as surpassing all other Bonitie.
a. 1670. Hacket, Cent. Serm., 797. The inherent bonity which is in our works.
1790. B. Martin, Bibl. Techn., xi. 194. Goodness or Bonity is defined to be the Convenience or Agreement of things with the Law and Standard of their Nature.
