eleemosynary

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

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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.

Origin of eleemosynary

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

Other words from eleemosynary

non·el·ee·mos·y·nar·y, adjective
un·el·ee·mos·y·nar·y, adjective

Words Nearby eleemosynary

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How to use eleemosynary in a sentence

eleemosynary corporations are for the management of private property, according to the will of the donors.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster | Daniel Webster
If the view which has been taken of this question be at all correct, this was an eleemosynary corporation, a private charity.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster | Daniel Webster
The system is industrial and not eleemosynary, aiming solely at providing a recognized market-place for labour.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various
(c) To public libraries, since they are for the most part eleemosynary institutions, and hence entitled to charity.
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association | Various
The lantern shone also against the knees of Archelaus, and lit up the check-board pattern of the eleemosynary trousers.
Major Vigoureux | A. T. Quiller-Couch

British Dictionary definitions for eleemosynary

eleemosynary

/ (ˌɛlɪiːˈmɒsɪnərɪ) /

adjective

of, concerned with, or dependent on charity
given as an act of charity

Origin of eleemosynary

C17: from Church Latin eleēmosyna alms

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