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almonage

almonage noun: almsgiving, gift.

Noun

almonage (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Almsgiving, gift.
    • In the ancieat Britanes and Saxons Kings dayes,the Archbiſhops and Biſhops were called to their Parliaments, or other aſſemblies of State ; which was done not ſo much in reſpect of their tenures, for in thoſe dayes all their tenures were Francki Almonage, but eſpecially becauſe the Lawes and...1640, The Priviledges and Practice of Parliaments in England, page 36
    • This gave particular Offence to the Biſhops, but another to the whole Clergy ; for whereas before they held all their Land by Franc Almonage, and ſubject to no Duties or Impoſitions, but ſuch as they laid upon themſelves in their Eccleſiaſtical Aſſemblies: […]1695, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, An Introduction to the History of England, […] Richard Simpſon […] and Ralph Simpſon […], page 175

Origin of almonage

From almoign + -age.

Questions about almonage

What does almonage mean?
Almonage means almsgiving, gift.
What part of speech is almonage?
Almonage is a noun.

Words near almonage in the dictionary

  1. Almohadism
  2. Almohads
  3. almoign
  4. almokalant
  5. Almon
  6. almonage
  7. almond
  8. almond butter
  9. almond butters
  10. almond eye
  11. almond eyes

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