·adj A kind act; an act of good will; as, to do a great kindness.
II. Kindness ·adj The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence.
·noun Tender regard; mercy; favor. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Drinking twice to the same person. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose