a gift of land, property, etc., given in perpetuity; cf. frankalmoign, n.
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释义 | society > faith > worship > benefice > other financial matters > [noun] > almoign > perpetual (5) perpetual alms?c1430 a gift of land, property, etc., given in perpetuity; cf. frankalmoign, n. free alms1445 = frankalmoign, n. frankalmoigna1513 A feudal tenure in England by which a religious body could hold land perpetually, in principle without any secular obligations, in return for the… almonagea1711 = almoign, n. 1 Chiefly in frank almonage: = frankalmoign, n. alms-gift1882 (a) †almsgiving (obsolete); something given as or by way of alms, a charitable gift; †(b) = almoign, n. 1 (obsolete). |
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