The word for today is…
vouchsafe (verb):
1a: to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
b: to give by way of reply
2: to grant as a privilege or special favour
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : In its Middle English form vouchen sauf meant "to grant, consent, or deign." The word, which was borrowed with its present meaning from Anglo-French in the 14th century, pops up fairly frequently in Shakespeare's work—60 times, to be exact. "Vouchsafe me yet your picture for my love," beseeches Proteus of Silvia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. "Vouchsafe me raiment, bed, and food," King Lear begs his daughter Regan. But you needn't turn to Shakespeare to find vouchsafe; today's writers still find it to be a perfectly useful word.
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