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alms-deed
ˈalms-deed [f. alms + deed, from the early phrase to do alms.] 1. An act of almsgiving; a deed of charity to the poor, especially as a religious good work.c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 107 Ȝif þe ȝunge bið butan hersumnesse, and þe richen butan elmesdedan. c 1340 Hampole Prose Tr. (1866) 11 To helpe þaire sawle...
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alms (ɑːmz) Forms: 1 ælmysse, 1–3 ælmesse (2–3 ælmisse, elmisse, 2–4 elmesse), 2–6 almesse (2–4 almisse, 4 alemesse, allmesse, 5 almese), 2–7 almes (2 elmes, 3 almys, 4 almis, 5 elmys, 6 allmes), 7–9 alms. Pl. wanting; formerly 4–6 almessis, almesses; since 7 the sing. alms has also been used as pl....
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