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alms

alms [ aamz, aalmz ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
charitable donations: in former times, money or other assistance given to people in need as charity

[Pre-12th century. Via assumed Vulgar Latin alimosina< ecclesiastical Latin eleemosyna< Greek eleēmosynē "compassionateness" < eleos "compassion, mercy"]
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