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ALMS
alms
(noun) money or goods contributed to the poor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
alms (plural alms)
Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
Anagrams
• AMLs, AMSL, LAMs, Lams, SAML, SLAM, lams, mals, masl, salm, slam
Source: Wiktionary
Alms, n. sing. & pl. Etym: [OE. almes, almesse, AS. ælmysse, fr. L. eleemosyna, Gr. Almonry, Eleemosynary.]
Definition: Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity. A devout man . . . which gave much alms to the people. Acts x. 2. Alms are but the vehicles of prayer. Dryden. Tenure by free alms. See Frankalmoign. Blackstone.
Note: This word alms is singular in its form (almesse), and is sometimes so used; as, "asked an alms." Acts iii. 3."Received an alms." Shak. It is now, however, commonly a collective or plural noun. It is much used in composition, as almsgiver, almsgiving, alms bag, alms chest, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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