magnanimous

adjective

1. generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one’s enemies.
2. high-minded; noble: a just and magnanimous ruler.
3. proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.: a magnanimous gesture of forgiveness.

adjective

1. generous and noble

adj.1580s, a back-formation from magnanimity + -ous, or else from Latin magnanimus “highminded,” literally “great-souled” (see magnanimity). Related: Magnanimously.