sportule

English

Etymology

From Latin sportula (“a little basket, a gift”), diminutive of sporta (“a basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjuːl/

Noun

sportule (plural sportules)

1. (obsolete) A charitable gift or contribution; alms; a sportula.
   • 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe […], →OCLC:

     Spill or Sportule for the same from the credulous Laity

References

• “sportule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Poulters, plouters, poulters

French

Noun

sportule m (plural sportules)

1. sportule

Further reading

• “sportule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.