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   Alms

   /ä(l)mz/

   

   plural

   • 1. (in historical contexts) money or food given to poor people: "the riders stopped to distribute alms"

   Word Origin Old Englishælmysse, ælmesse, from Christian Latin eleemosyna, from Greek eleēmosunē ‘compassion’, from eleēmōn ‘compassionate’, from eleos ‘mercy’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • M

     3

   • S

     1

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