Sekirov Dictionary

eleemosynary

UK /ˌɛl.ɪ.iːˈmɒ.sɪ.nə.ɹi/US /ˌɛl.ɪˈmɑː.sə.nɛɹ.i/

adjective 3
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

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Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving.
- I am bound to say he didn't criticise his benefactors, though practically he got tired of them; she, however, had the highest standards about eleemosynary forms. — 1894
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Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms
- An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which all persons are welcome for their money. — 1749
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Supported by charity
- [The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution] set the State up as the largest eleemosynary institution in the history of the world. — 1959

noun1

(no longer used) A beggar

forms

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