Roman charity

noun

A story where someone is sentenced to die by starvation; but their daughter saves them by secretly breastfeeding them.

Meanings

nounRoman charity (countable and uncountable, plural Roman charities)

plural Roman charities

  1. GreekRomancountableuncountablehuman sciencesA story where someone is sentenced to die by starvation; but their daughter saves them by secretly breastfeeding them.
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