Alms

·noun ·sg & ·pl Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity.

← Almry × Almsdeed →

Alms
Not found in the Old Testament, but repeatedly in the New. The Mosaic legislation (Lev. 25:35; Deut....

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Alms
The duty of alms-giving, especially in kind, consisting chiefly in portions to be left designedly fr...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Alms Alley
In Harrow Alley, Petticoat Lane. In Portsoken Ward (Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Hinton's Alms Houses
At the north end of Plow Alley Barbican, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746, to Elmes, 1831)....

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Merchant Taylors' Alms Houses
On the north side of Royal Mint Street (Rosemary Lane) towards the western end, and on the west side...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Provision made for the collection of weekly alms for the support of the Chapel of Our Lady near Guildhall founded "pur tote la compaignie du Pui" (ib.).
Henry le Waleis gave to the Confraternity of the Pui (de Podio) 5 marks annual quit rent on all his ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.