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almsman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
alms-man
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who depends on the receipt of alms, a beggar.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English allmsman, almosman, almesmann, from Old English almesmann, equivalent to alms + man.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: allmsman, almesmann

Usage

Inflected Forms

almsmen (plural)

Questions

What does almsman mean?
One who depends on the receipt of alms, a beggar.
Where does almsman come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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