Bounty — Bligh und die loyal gebliebenen Seeleute verlassen die Bounty p1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bounty — may refer to: * Bounty (reward), an amount of money or other reward offered by an organization for the capture of a person or thingIn transportation:* HMAV Bounty , an 18th century British Royal Navy ship, and its replicasIn geography:* Bounty,… … Wikipedia
Bounty — Boun ty, n.; pl. {Bounties}. [OE. bounte goodness, kindness, F. bont[ e], fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for older duonus; cf. Skr. duvas honor, respect.] [1913 Webster] 1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Nature set in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bounty — [ baʊntɪ], Name des von Kapitän W. Bligh kommandierten britischen Schiffes, dessen Besatzung 1789 auf einer Fahrt in die Südsee meuterte. Die Geschichte dieser Meuterei diente u. a. Charles Bernard Nordhoff (* 1887, ✝ 1947) und James Norman… … Universal-Lexikon
Bounty — Bounty, The also HMS Bounty a British naval ship on which there was a famous ↑mutiny (=when the ordinary sailors take control of a ship by force) in the Pacific Ocean in 1789. The sailors, led by an officer called Fletcher Christian, took power… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bounty — ► NOUN (pl. bounties) 1) a reward paid for killing or capturing someone. 2) historical a sum paid by the state to encourage trade. 3) chiefly historical a sum paid by the state to army or navy recruits on enlistment. 4) literary something given… … English terms dictionary
Bounty [1] — Bounty (B. money, engl., spr. Baunti monni), Ausfuhrprämien, s.d … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Bounty [2] — Bounty, Gruppe von 13 Eilanden im Australocean, östlich von Neu Seeland, ziemlich hoch, felsig u. wasserarm, dagegen sehr reich an Pelzrobben … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Bounty — (engl., spr. bauntĭ), Ausfuhrprämie … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
bounty — mid 13c., generosity, from O.Fr. bonte goodness (12c., Mod.Fr. bonté), from L. bonitatem (nom. bonitas) goodness, from bonus good (see BENE (Cf. bene )). Sense of gift bestowed by a sovereign or the state led to extended senses of gratuity to a… … Etymology dictionary
