What does "eleemosynary" mean?
Eleemosynary: Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as, eleemosynary assistance. "Eleemosynary cures." Boyle.
Additional senses
- 2.Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor.
- 3.One who subsists on charity; a dependent. South.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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