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   eleemosynary

   /ˌɛlɪiːˈmɒsɪnəri/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or dependent on charity; charitable. formal

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a noun denoting a place where alms were distributed): from medieval Latin eleemosynarius, from late Latin eleemosyna ‘alms’, from Greek eleēmosunē ‘compassion’ (see alms).

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