Meaning & use
eleemosynary
Relating to charity or almsgiving; of or dependent on charitable donations.
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The hospital was originally founded as an eleemosynary institution for the poor.
Many old universities began as eleemosynary foundations supported by wealthy patrons.
A note on using this word
Eleemosynary is a rare, formal legal and historical term; 'charitable' is used in almost all everyday and even academic contexts instead.
Words with a similar meaning
charitablephilanthropic
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