In a manner of dispensing or distributing; in a way that grants or exempts.
From 'dispensing' (present participle of 'dispense') plus '-ly' adverb suffix.
This adverb is barely used in modern English, but when it appears in older texts, it usually describes someone generously or benevolently distributing resources or granting exemptions.
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