ˈsportulary, a. Obs.—1
[f. L. sportula little basket, dole, gift, dim. of sporta sport n.2]
Supported by, dependent or subsisting on, the doles or gifts of patrons.
| 1649 Bp. Hall Cases Consc. iii. vii. (1650) 231 Hereupon it is, that these sportulary preachers are faine to sooth up their many maisters. |