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· Latin
eleēmosyna
2 English words descend from Latin
eleēmosyna
, most common first.
almoner
A person who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses.
eleemosynous
Of a gift or donation: made as an act of charity or almsgiving; charitable.