eleemosynary

英 [,elɪiː'mɒsɪnərɪ; -'mɒz-] 美 [,ɛlə'mɑsn,ɛri]
  • adj. 施舍的；慈善的；接受接济的
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英文词源

eleemosynary
eleemosynary: see alms
eleemosynary (adj.)
1610s, from Medieval Latin eleemosynarius "pertaining to alms," from Late Latin eleemosyna "alms," from Greek eleemosyne "pity" (see alms).