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eleemosynary

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌɛl.ɪ.iːˈmɒ.sɪ.nə.ɹi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeeelmnorsyyStarts with EEnds with Y0 clues
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  1. generous in assistance to the poor

Word origin

From Medieval Latin eleēmosynārius (“alms dispenser”), from Late Latin eleēmosyna (“alms”), from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”), from ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “merciful”) + -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē, “suffix denoting an abstract noun”). Compare Italian elemosina.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • He did some work for the New York Public Library . . . and also dabbled in eleemosynary science for the Russell Sage Foundation.
  • 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.

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