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One supported by charity
Answer for the clue "One supported by charity ", 7 letters:
almsman
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Word definitions for almsman in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete English) One who depends on the receipt of alms, a beggar.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Almsman \Alms"man\, n.; fem. Almswoman . A recipient of alms. --Shak. A giver of alms. [R.] --Halliwell.
Usage examples of almsman.
Sometimes the wolves would slink into the Lesser Town and attack the almsfolk foraging for scraps in the middens, and sometimes an almsman would be discovered dead in the snow, half naked and frozen stiff, still clutching his staff, looking like a statue toppled from its pedestal.
Success produces Love of Flattery: his daily Gratification - His Merits and Acts of Kindness - His proper Choice of Almsmen - In this respect meritorious - His Predecessor not so cautious.
Sometimes the wolves would slink into the Lesser Town and attack the almsfolk foraging for scraps in the middens, and sometimes an almsman would be discovered dead in the snow, half naked and frozen stiff, still clutching his staff, looking like a statue toppled from its pedestal.