almosne
Old French
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editEtymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin *alēmosyna, from Late Latin eleemosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalmosne oblique singular, f (oblique plural almosnes, nominative singular almosne, nominative plural almosnes)
- alms (charitable donations given to the poor)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- French: aumône
References
edit- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (almosne)
- aumone on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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