Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
GIVEN
I. adjective
Date: 14th century
prone , disposed , presented as a gift ; bestowed without compensation,
3. particular , specified , assumed as actual or hypothetical ; granted , having been executed ; dated , immediately present in experience,
II. noun
Date: 1879
something given,
III. preposition
Date: 1904
in view of ; considering