Definition of: eleemosynary

(el′ə·mos′ə·ner′ē, el′ē·ə-) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to charity or alms; existing for the relief of the poor.
2. Charitable; non–profit: eleemosynary institutions.
3. Aided by or dependent upon charity: the eleemosynary classes.
—noun plural ·nar·ies A recipient of charity. [<Med. L eleemosynarius <eleemosyna ALMS]