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.
To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake. [R.] Milton.
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.
Essay; attempt. [R.] Bacon.
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