† eleemosynousadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Compassionate, merciful.
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ruefulc1225
ruthfulc1225
piteousc1300
pietousa1393
rueinga1400
piec1429
compassionable1548
compassioned?1578
miserable1584
compassionate1587
pitying1589
eleemosynous?1590
humane1603
compassionful1604
remorsive1606
remorseful1610
compassive1612
yearnful1633
?1590–1 J. Burel Passage of Pilgremer ii, in Poems sig. P2 Ane pepill..na ways Elimosnius.
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