The practice of almsgiving, charity. Now archaic and rare.

Benevolence to one's neighbours, especially to the poor; the practical beneficences in which this… as a feeling or disposition; charitableness.

(a) †almsgiving (obsolete); something given as or by way of alms, a charitable gift; †(b) = almoign, n. 1 (obsolete).

The quality of being charitable.

The action of erogate, v.; expenditure, esp. in the bestowal of gifts, almsgiving; concrete in plural money expended.

The giving of alms; charity. Obsolete. rare.

esp. The bestowal of money for a charitable purpose; a grant, gift, bounty, endowment.

Charity, the obligation to help one's fellow Jews.