almesse
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Noun
almesse (countable and uncountable, plural almesses)
References
- “almesse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English ælmesse, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna.
Pronunciation
Noun
almesse (plural almesses or (early) almessen)
- Anything given to relieve those in poverty or distress, any charitable gift or offering, alms.
Descendants
References
- “almes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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