munificence
Liberal in giving; generous. Showing great generosity.

Nestor
Hero celebrated as an elderly and wise counselor to the Greeks at Troy

obsequies
Funeral rites or ceremonies.

octavo
Page size, from 5 by 8 inches to 6 by 9-1/2 inches, of a book composed
of printer's sheets folded into eight leaves. A book composed of octavo
pages.

odium
Strong dislike, contempt, or aversion. State of disgrace resulting from
hateful or detestable conduct.

panegyric
Formal public compliment. Elaborate praise.

parsimony
Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess.

patronymic
Derived from the name of one's father or a paternal ancestor.

pertinacity
Persistent determination.