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Alms — ([add]mz), n. sing. & pl. [OE. almes, almesse, AS. [ae]lmysse, fr. L. eleemosyna, Gr. elehmosy nh mercy, charity, alms, fr. eleei^n to pity. Cf. {Almonry}, {Eleemosynary}.] Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tenure by free alms — Alms Alms ([add]mz), n. sing. & pl. [OE. almes, almesse, AS. [ae]lmysse, fr. L. eleemosyna, Gr. elehmosy nh mercy, charity, alms, fr. eleei^n to pity. Cf. {Almonry}, {Eleemosynary}.] Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Almosen — Sn std. (8. Jh.), mhd. almuosen, ahd. alamuosan, as. alamosna Entlehnung. Auch anord. ƍlmusa, ae. ælmysse. Entlehnt aus kirchen l. eleēmosyna f., dieses aus gr. eleēmosýnē f. Mitleid (spät auch Almosen ), einem Abstraktum zu gr. eleḗmōn mitleidig … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
alms — [α:mz] plural noun (in historical contexts) charitable donations of money or food to the poor. Origin OE ælmysse, ælmesse, from Christian L. eleemosyna, from Gk eleēmosunē compassion , from eleēmōn compassionate , from eleos mercy … English new terms dictionary
alms — /amz / (say ahmz) noun (construed as singular or plural) that which is given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity. {Middle English almes, Old English ælmysse, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Greek eleēmosynē compassion, alms} …
awmous — ˈȧməs, ˈȯm noun (plural awmous) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) almouse, almus, awmus more at almous Scotland : alms * * * /aw meuhs/, n. (used with a … Useful english dictionary
