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A kind of adoption in Ancient Rome.
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A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
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Obsolete form of alms. [Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.]
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Obsolete spelling of almoner [one who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses]
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one who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses
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Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
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Alternative form of almsdeed [The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good work.]
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Persons supported by alms.
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The giving of alms; an act of charity, a good work.
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(by extension) An attorney who engages in unethical behavior.
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Money paid (as by a killer or the killer's clan) to the family of a person who has been killed.
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(military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.
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The act or condition of holding chattels.
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A present of corn, wine, oil, etc. or later of money, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people.
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An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.
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The virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.
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A natural gift or talent.
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(obsolete) Payment of soldiers or servants; wages.
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Alternative form of geas [(originally in ancient Irish religion and mythology) A (generally magical) vow, obligation or injunction placed upon someone to do or not do something, which typically brings harm if violated and blessings if obeyed.]
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(historical) A gratuity given to servants, officers of a court, etc.
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(transitive) To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.
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A type of corruption in which people use their connections with governments to gain favors or preferential treatment for a third party, usually in return for money.
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Alternative spelling of liefer; comparative form of lief: more lief
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(Scotland, law) One who has a liferent.
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Depending on alms for a living.
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(archaic) One motivated by gain, especially monetary.
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(now chiefly dialectal) Interest on money; usury; increase.
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(by extension, politics, of a politician or a party) Accepting donations in exchange for favors; corrupt.
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(slang) Penitentiary, i.e. a state or federal prison for convicted felons.
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(intransitive, usually derogatory) To act in ways commonly associated with or reserved for God, especially by scientific means, such as exercising omnipotence or excessive control over life and nature.
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(Scotland) One who distrains property.
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(historical) An annual grant of public money to Presbyterian and other nonconformist ministers in England, Scotland, and especially Ireland, where it only ceased in 1871.
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(historical) An alms-fee.
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(obsolete) Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.
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(law) Vindictive or exemplary damages; damages beyond a full compensation for the actual injury done.
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(obsolete) A charitable gift or contribution; alms; a sportula.
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To suffer from Stockholm syndrome; to form an emotional bond or identification with one's captor or oppressor, also, to form such a bond with one's victim.
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A fee or donation made to a priest who officiates at a rite.
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Alternative spelling of stole fee [A fee or donation made to a priest who officiates at a rite.]
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A person who owns property legally or has the legal appearance of owning something but does so on behalf of another.
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Obsolete spelling of thief [One who carries out a theft.]
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(obsolete) Alternative form of thitsee [A black varnish obtained from the tree Melanorrhoea usitatissima.]
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(obsolete, intransitive) To take alms.
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To make a thrall; enslave.
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(obsolete) Tribute, as paid to a ruler or superior.
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(derogatory) A person who lives off of family wealth, which is often stored in a trust fund and pays the children or beneficiaries on a monthly basis.
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(uncountable, chiefly US) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (often called welfare assistance in UK English).
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(US, idiomatic) The case of a person or group receiving public benefits, although the benefits are not actually needed by the recipient or are obtained by fraud.
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(chiefly US) A situation where the welfare system discourages people who receive government public assistance payments from entering low-paid work because such work does not produce a significant income increase.
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