1. eleemosynary - Noun
2. eleemosynary - Adjective
3. eleemosynary - Adjective Satellite
Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation.
Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as, eleemosynary assistance.
Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor.
One who subsists on charity; a dependent.
Source: Webster's dictionaryFellows of colleges in the universities are in one sense the recipients of alms, because they receive funds which originally were of an eleemosynary character. John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge
Very old money was behind the Crow's Nest. And enough of it that its Owners didn't mind losing some every month to keep the place going. It was a kind of eleemosynary institution, created to serve not culture and not dukh, but a thing called the Purpose. Neal Stephenson
a benevolent contributor Source: Internet
eleemosynary relief Source: Internet
philanthropic contributions Source: Internet
The court's reluctance to extend protection to eleemosynary individuals was based on an apparent difficulty in establishing a line of demarcation between those eleemosynary individuals engaged in commerce and those that are not. Source: Internet