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]
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