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eleemosynary

[ el-uh-mos-uh-ner-ee, -moz-, el-ee-uh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to alms, charity, or charitable donations; charitable.
derived from or provided by charity.
dependent on or supported by charity:
an eleemosynary educational institution.

eleemosynary

/ ˌɛlɪiːˈmɒsɪnərɪ /

First recorded in 1610–20; from Medieval Latin eleēmosynārius, equivalent to Late Latin eleēmosyn(a) ( alms ) + Latin -ārius -ary

C17: from Church Latin eleēmosyna alms

Eleemosynary corporations are for the management of private property, according to the will of the donors.

If the view which has been taken of this question be at all correct, this was an eleemosynary corporation, a private charity.

The system is industrial and not eleemosynary, aiming solely at providing a recognized market-place for labour.

The lantern shone also against the knees of Archelaus, and lit up the check-board pattern of the eleemosynary trousers.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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