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ˈsportulary, a. Obs.—1 [f. L. sportula little basket, dole, gift, dim. of sporta sport n.2] Supported by, dependent or subsisting on, the doles or gifts of patrons.
1649Bp. Hall Cases Consc. iii. vii. (1650) 231 Hereupon it is, that these sportulary preachers are faine to sooth up their many maisters. |