el-ee-mos-y-nar-y
adjective :: Relating to charity; intended for the distribution of charity
noun :: One who subsists on charity; a dependent.
"An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which all persons are welcome for their money." --Fielding, Henry
adjective :: Relating to charity; intended for the distribution of charity
noun :: One who subsists on charity; a dependent.
"An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which all persons are welcome for their money." --Fielding, Henry
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