Almsgiver
a person who gives alms.
historical examples
she does evil with the easy, graceful air of an almsgiver distributing charity, and she does good with the stealth of a criminal!
the son of clemenceau alexandre (fils) dumas
there was once a lady, and there never was such an almsgiver as she was.
legends of saints & sinners douglas hyde
accordingly, one day he visited john the almsgiver, with his attendants, and peremptorily demanded his money.
the lives of the saints, volume 1 (of 16) sabine baring-gould
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