ALMSMAN

Etymology

Noun

almsman (plural almsmen)

(obsolete) One who depends on the receipt of alms, a beggar.

Source: Wiktionary


Alms"man, n.; fem. Almswoman.

1. A recipient of alms. Shak.

2. A giver of alms. [R.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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