Tuesday, August 22, 2006

eleemosynary [ĕl(.ēē).ə`mɑs.ĭn.ĕr.ēē] adjective.

1. Dependent on charity.
2. Given without charge.

[Medieval Latin eleēmosynārius, fr. Late Latin eleēmosyna, alms fr. Greek eleēmosunē, charity fr. eleēmōn, pathetic fr. eleos, sympathy]