transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈä(l)mz ]
noun
( plural alms )
Etymology: Middle English almesse, almes, from Old English ælmesse, ælmes, from Late Latin eleemosyna alms, from Greek eleēmosynē pity, alms, from eleēmōn merciful, from eleos pity
Date: before 12th century
1. archaic : charity
2. : something (as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
• alms·giv·er -ˌgi-vər noun
• alms·giv·ing -ˌgi-viŋ noun