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almesse

almesse is the obsolete form of alms.

Meaning of alms

Noun

alms (plural alms)

  1. Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
    • She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms, in an era when $10 was serious money.

See all 2 meanings of alms

Forms of almesse

pluralalmesses

Questions about almesse

What is almesse the obsolete form of?
Almesse is the obsolete form of alms.

Words near almesse in the dictionary

  1. almeries
  2. almeriite
  3. almery
  4. Almería
  5. almes
  6. almesse
  7. almesses
  8. Almetyevsk
  9. Almeyda
  10. Almeydas
  11. almicore

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