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alms

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Main Entry: alms
Pronunciation: \ˈä(l)mz\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural alms
Etymology: Middle English almesse, almes, from Old English ælmesse, ælmes, from Late Latin eleemosyna alms, from Greek eleēmosynē pity, alms, from eleēmōn merciful, from eleos pity
Date: before 12th century

1 archaic : charity
2 : something (as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor

alms·giv·er \-ˌgi-vər\ noun

alms·giv·ing \-ˌgi-viŋ\ noun


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