English Explanatory Dictionary

almsman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who depends on the receipt of alms, a beggar.

Word forms

almsman almsmen

Etymology

From Middle English allmsman, almosman, almesmann, from Old English almesmann, equivalent to alms + man.

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