English-Thai Dictionary
eleemosynary
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ELEEMOSYNARY
a.[Gr. alms, to pity, compassion. ] 1. Given in charity; given or appropriated to support the poor; as eleemosynary rents or taxes.
2. Relating to charitable donations; intended for the distribution of alms, or for the use and management of donations, whether for the subsistence of the poor or for the support and promotion of learning; as an eleemosynary corporation. A hospital founded by charity is an eleemosynary institution for the support of the poor, sick and impotent; a college founded by donations is an eleemosynary institution for the promotion of learning. The corporation entrusted with the care of such institutions is eleemosynary.
ELEEMOSYNARY
n.One who subsists on charity.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ELEEMOSYNARY
El `ee *mos "y *na *ry, a. Etym: [LL. eleemosynarius, fr. eleemosyna alms, Gr. Alms. ]
1. Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation.
2. Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as, eleemosynary assistance. "Eleemosynary cures." Boyle.
3. Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor.
ELEEMOSYNARY
El `ee *mos "y *na *ry, n.; pl. Eleemosynaries (.
Defn: One who subsists on charity; a dependent. South.
New American Oxford Dictionary
eleemosynary
el ee mos y nar y |ˌeləˈmäsəˌnerē, ˌelēə -ˌɛləˈmɑsnəri | ▶adjective of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (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 ).
Oxford Dictionary
eleemosynary
eleemosynary |ˌɛlɪiːˈmɒsɪnəri, -ˈmɒz -| ▶adjective formal relating to or dependent on charity; charitable. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (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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