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单词 sportulary
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sportularyadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sportula , -ary suffix1.
Etymology: < classical Latin sportula sportula n. + -ary suffix1. Compare post-classical Latin sportularius given as a dole or gift, bringing a dole or gift (a1540). Compare earlier sportula n., sportule n.
Obsolete. rare.
Supported by or dependent on the doles or gifts of patrons.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [adjective] > maintained or retained by subsidies > maintained by patrons
sportulary1649
bountied1788
1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions iii. vii. 304 Hereupon it is, that these sportulary preachers are faine to sooth up their many maisters.
1881 J. H. Treadwell Martin Luther & his Work iii. 47 All this time in degrading service, lamenting the duties forced upon him by these sportulary monks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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