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English

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/��lɪ�m�sɪnri/
italbrac|US IPA|/��lɪ�m��s�n�ri/
audio|en-us-eleemosynary.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the distribution of charity;

#: Amidst all this, the legal business, the acquiring of land, the construction of the Montgomery Block, Billings had generosity and time to support the founding of the University of California and a half dozen churches, schools, orphan asylums and other eleemosynary institutions. � Washington Post, October 27, 1991

1. Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as, eleemosynary assistance.
2. Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor.

Quotations
1749 � w:Henry Fielding|Henry Fielding, s:The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling|The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book I ch i
:An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which all persons are welcome for their money.

Translations
trans-top|relating to charity
Chinese: ���
Portuguese: relacionado a caridade
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trans-top|given in charity
Chinese: ���
Portuguese: fornecido através de caridade
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trans-top|supported by charity
Chinese: �����
Portuguese: apoiado por caridade
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