alms-folk

See also: almsfolk

English

Etymology

From alms +‎ folk.

Noun

alms-folk pl (plural only)

1. Persons supported by alms.

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “alms-folk”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.